Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Psychology

Chapter

Self and Personality

Question:

Neeta is a budding artist. She is an intelligent and introverted girl. She is very thin, long and fragile in body build. Which personality type given by Sheldon would she fit in?

Options:

Endomorphic

Ectomorphic

Mesomorphic

Phlegmatic

Correct Answer:

Ectomorphic

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (2) → Ectomorphic

Neeta, being thin, fragile, intelligent, and introverted, best fits the Ectomorphic type.

" Within psychology, the personality types given by Sheldon are fairly well known. Using body build and temperament as the main basis, Sheldon proposed the Endomorphic, Mesomorphic, and Ectomorphic typology. The endomorphs are fat, soft and round. By temperament they are relaxed and sociable. The mesomorphs have strong musculature, are rectangular with a strong body build. They are energetic and courageous. The ectomorphs are thin, long and fragile in body build. They are brainy, artistic and introvert."