Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Psychology

Chapter

Self and Personality

Question:

Assertion (A) : Overall H.J. Eysenck proposed that personality could be reduced into two broad dimensions.

Reason (R) : As per Eysenck, these dimensions are biologically and genetically based.

Options:

Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A

Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A

A is true, R is false

A is false, R is true

Correct Answer:

A is false, R is true

Explanation:

A is false, R is true. H.J. Eysenck initiailly suggested that personality could be simplified into two broad dimensions which are biologically and genetically based. (1) Neuroticism vs. emotional stability (2) Extraversion vs. introversion. Later Eysenck proposed a third dimension, called Psychoticism vs. Sociability, which is considered to interact with the other two dimensions mentioned above.