Correct Answer - Option 4 : Esthomorphy
William Sheldon identified three main types of personality called Somatotype in which he called three types of personality viz., Endomorph, Ectomorph and Mesomorph.
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Endomorph is also referred to as Viscerotonic and refers to a relaxed character, sociable, tolerant, comfort-loving, and peaceful. Such person’s body build is plump and buxom.
- The Mesomorph type of personality is generally an active type, assertive, vigorous and combative and their body is muscular.
- The Ectomorph is a quiet type, fragile, restrained, non-assertive, sensitive with a body that of lean, delicate and poor muscles.
- Sheldon further classified a person’s somatotype and giving a rating of 1 to 7 on each of the three body types.
- In this scale, 1 indicated very low and 7 indicated very high and in between, there were more or less of the types of personality identified.
Thus from bove-mentioned points, it is clear that according to sheldon Esthomorphy is not the type of personality.
