Eysenck's Theory of Criminal Personality

Question 1

Criminal personality

Answer 1

feature of Eysenck’s theory of crime, an individual who scores high on measures
Criminal personality
of extroversion, neuroticism and psychoticism and cannot easily be conditioned, is cold and unfeeling, and is likely to engage in offending behaviour.

Question 2

Extraversion

Answer 2

According to Eysenck, this refers to outgoing people who enjoy risk and danger because their nervous systems are under aroused.

Question 3

Neuroticism

Answer 3

According to Eysenck, this refers to 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

According to Eysenck, this refers to an aggressive, antisocial person who lacks empathy. This may be related to high levels of testosterone.