In psychological theory, there are 6 types of basic instincts in a human being, and personality is determined by the presence or absence (2 choices) of these 6 basic instincts.
How many different types of personalities can be identified?
30
36
64
15
The number of subsets of 6 elements is
2^6 or 64
This includes the null set (no instincts) and the full set (all 6 instincts)
To determine the number of different types of personalities that can be identified based on the presence or absence of 6 basic instincts, we need to consider the number of possible combinations.
Since each instinct can either be present or absent, we have two choices for each instinct. Therefore, the total number of possible combinations is calculated by multiplying the number of choices for each instinct.
In this case, since there are 6 instincts, the total number of possible combinations is 2^6, which equals 64.
So, the correct answer is 64.