Eysenck’s Theory Of Criminal Personality

Question 1

Criminal personality

Answer 1

An individual who scores high on measures of extroversion, neuroticism and psychoticism and cannot easily be conditioned, is cold and unfeeling and is likely to engage in offending behaviour.

Question 2

Extroversion

Answer 2

This refers to outgoing people who enjoy risk and danger because their nervous systems are under aroused.

Question 3

Neuroticism

Answer 3

People with a negative outlook who get upset easily. Their lack of stability is due to an over reactive response to threat.

Question 4

Psychoticism

Answer 4

Refers to an aggressive, antisocial person who lacks empathy. This may be related to high levels of testosterone.