Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Psychology

Chapter

Self and Personality

Question:

According to Hippocrates, how many personality types were classified based on the fluid or humour in ancient times?

Options:

Two

Three

Four

Five

Correct Answer:

Four

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