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GATE 2025 XH5 (Psychology) – Question 54

Personality · Theories of Personality: Psychoanalytic, behaviourist, social, cognitive, humanism, trait and type theories · 2 marks · Multiple choice

___________ perspective is considered as the ‘first force’ in Psychology, whereas ___________ perspective is considered as the ‘third force’ in Psychology.

Fill in the blanks using the suitable option given below

  1. Psychodynamic and Humanistic
  2. Behavioural and Humanistic
  3. Humanistic and Cognitive
  4. Cognitive and Gestalt

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Correct answer: (A) Psychodynamic and Humanistic

Explanation

Psychoanalysis (the psychodynamic perspective) is known as the first force, behaviourism as the second force and the humanistic perspective as the third force.