3.5.3 Eysenck's criminal personality evaluation (individ difs) Flashcards

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What do repeat offenders have when compared to bus drivers

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higher levels of extraversion, neuroticism and psychoticism (Wilson and MacLean (1974) )

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What supports Eysencks theory

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Self-report correlations of delinquency support Eysenck’s theory (Rushton et al 1981)

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Why is Eysenck’s theory high on reliability

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uses a questionnaire is used to measure personality which are high on reliability as they use a standardised format so can easily be repeated and retested. They can be distributed to large numbers of people fairly cheaply and quickly.

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Who disagreed with Eysenck’s view that personality can be understood by looking at only two or three dimensions of behaviour

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Cattle

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What did Cattle instead argue

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that it was necessary to look at a much larger number of traits in order to get a complete picture of someone’s personality.

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What have comparative studies found

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found high scores on psychoticism and neuroticism, but not for extraversion

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What is a issue with Eysenck’s questionnaires

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These are low on validity as people may lie due to social desirability bias, meaning the results do not necessarily paint a true picture of behaviour.

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