A study of interrelation personality and problem solving ability of XIIth standard students

Pages: 568-570
N. M. Tajpuria (Department of Psychology, D.D.Thakar Arts & K. J. Patel Commerce College, Khedbrahma, Sabarkantha, Gujarat)
Naik Parulben Shantilal (Vanraj Arts & Commerce College Dharampur, Valsad, Gujarat)

“Personality” can be defined as a dynamic and organized set of characteristics possessed by a person that uniquely influences his or her cognitions, motivations, and behaviors in various situations. In this competitive world it is very important to understand their personality type and their problem solving ability to guide them to lead a more equipped and controlled life in a future. The aim of education is not to make a intelligent & learned man but also to develops bold, courageous & integrated personality. Personality type refers to the psychological classification of different types of people. Personality types are distinguished from personality traits, which come in different levels or degrees. Education develops the individual like a flower which distributes its fragrance all over the environment. That’s why I undertook the topic. The main objectives of the topic is to find out the correlation between the Personality & Problem solving ability 12th standard students to lead a healthy future life in the complex world. A sample size of 240 students was selected and taken up for the study. Type A/B behavior pattern scale (ABBPS) of Dr. Upindra Dhar & Manisha Jha and Problem solving ability test (PSAT) of Dr. L. N. Dubey were used for the study. It is found that there exist significant difference between personality type & problem solving ability of 12th Standard students.