Eysenck's theory

Question 1

What does he believe

Answer 1

Offending is due to the nervous systems we inherit

Question 2

What were the two scales

Answer 2

Neuroticism/ stability, introversion/ extroversion

Question 3

What was later added to define the criminal personality

Answer 3

Psychotoicism

Question 4

What defines the criminal personality

Answer 4

Psychotic, neurotic, extroverted

Question 5

What is the effect of socialisation

Answer 5

You can have the criminal personality and not display criminal behaviour if you have been socialised properly (learning delayed gratification)

Question 6

What is the difference between intoverted and extroverted nervous systems

Answer 6

Introvert- overactive, doesn’t require stimulation
Extrovert- underactive, requires risk and excitement to reach optimum levels- less likely to learn from mistakes.

Question 7

Strengths

Answer 7

Research evidence- eysenck and eysenck compared 2070 inmates EPI scores to control, prisoners had higher Extroversion, neuroticism and psycoticism than controls.

Question 8

What measures the criminal personality

Answer 8

EPI- scale assesses the two dimensions, a self report tool

Question 9

Limitations

Answer 9

-Culture bias
relies on personality
low biological basis- farrington