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GATE Personality: Theories of Personality: Psychoanalytic, behaviourist, social, cognitive, humanism, trait and type theories – Previous Year Questions

12 GATE previous year questions on Theories of Personality: Psychoanalytic, behaviourist, social, cognitive, humanism, trait and type theories (Personality, Psychology (XH5)) with answers and explanations, from every paper.

  1. GATE 2026 XH5 (Psychology) Q31 (1 mark, Multiple choice) – Which of the following is not related to Adler’s Individual Psychology?
  2. GATE 2026 XH5 (Psychology) Q34 (1 mark, Multiple choice) – Which of the following is not associated with Roger’s Self Theory?
  3. GATE 2025 XH5 (Psychology) Q32 (1 mark, Multiple choice) – Match the following: Column I: Perspectives in Psychology Column II: Concept of human nature --- --- --- --- P Psychodynamic i Reactors to the…
  4. GATE 2025 XH5 (Psychology) Q50 (2 marks, Multiple choice) – Match the following: Column I Column II --- --- --- --- P Anima i A universal idea, image, or pattern, found in the collective unconscious. Q Animus…
  5. GATE 2025 XH5 (Psychology) Q54 (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…
  6. GATE 2025 XH5 (Psychology) Q57 (2 marks, Multiple select) – Which of the following is/are characteristic(s) of Type A personality:
  7. GATE 2024 XH5 (Psychology) Q44 (1 mark, Multiple choice) – Which theory emphasizes individual’s subjective frame of reference?
  8. GATE 2024 XH5 (Psychology) Q63 (2 marks, Multiple select) – Which of the following is/are not defense mechanism(s)?
  9. GATE 2023 XH5 (Psychology) Q36 (1 mark, Multiple choice) – Being treated with warmth and consideration by others only when one behaves as expected, is called as .
  10. GATE 2023 XH5 (Psychology) Q37 (1 mark, Multiple select) – Which of the following is/are NOT the factor(s) of the Big Five Personality model?
  11. GATE 2023 XH5 (Psychology) Q40 (1 mark, Multiple select) – Which of the following statements regarding locus of control is/are CORRECT?
  12. GATE 2022 XH5 (Psychology) Q37 (1 mark, Multiple choice) – A cricket player who could not play an easy ball and gets out without scoring any run and blames the pitch, is an expression of .