Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Psychology

Chapter

Self and Personality

Question:

Which ancient Greek physician proposed a typology of personality based on fluid or humour?

Options:

Hippocrates

Sheldon

Jung

Friedman

Correct Answer:

Hippocrates

Explanation:

The Greek physician Hippocrates had proposed a typology of personality based on fluid or humour. He classified people into four types (i.e., sanguine, phlegmatic, melancholic and choleric); each characterised by specific behavioural features.