eyesnecks theory of the criminal Flashcards

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what does eyesnecks theory suggest

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our personality has a biological basis which is related to the type of nervous system we inherit, how easily it resounds to arousal

extravert to introvert- extraverts are outgoing and attention seeking due to their under aroused nervous system
neurotic to stable- neurotics very easily triggered nervous system by threats whereas stables are the opposite
psychoticism high to low-high meaning they do not feel sympathy/ guilt

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evidence for the eyesneck theory of personality- mcgurk and mcdougall

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100 convicted inmates and 100 students eyesnck’s questionnaire showed a higher number of the criminal personality types in the delinquent group

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evaluation of the eyesnceck theory of offending moffitt

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too simplistic as it would suggest that it depends on stable personality type however this was false,
moffitt-came up with an alternative explanation as he saw proposed two alterntaive types
course persistent- offend across their lives
adolescent limited- those who stop offending behaviour in their adolescent years

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