Evaluation of Eysenck's theory

Question 1

What did Eysenck compare?

Answer 1

2017 male prisoners with 2422 male controls

Question 2

What were groups subdivided into?

Answer 2

age groups ranging from 16-69

Question 3

What did prisoners record?

Answer 3

in all age groups prisoners recorded higher scores than the controls which supports the predictions of his theory

Question 4

What did Farington et al review?

Answer 4

several studies and reported that offenders tended to have a high P measure but not a higher E&N

Question 5

What has been highly criticised?

Answer 5

suggesting that all criminal behaviour is a result of personality type

Question 6

What did Moffitt propose?

Answer 6

several distinct types of adult male offender based on the timing of the first offence and how long the offending persists

Question 7

Whys is Eysenck’s theory outdated?

Answer 7

Digman’s five factor model of personality suggests that alongside E&N there are also additional dimensions of openness

Question 8

What do many critics argue?

Answer 8

that personality can’t be reduced to a score