Eysenck theory of criminal personality Flashcards
what two dimensions could behaviour be presented in
introversion / extroversion and neuroticism / stability and psychoticism.
what does Eysenck believe about our personality traits
biological In origin and come about through the type of nervous system we inherit
what is the criminal personality according to Eysenck
an individual who scores highly on measures of extroversion, neuroticism and psychoticism and cannot easily be conditioned.
an extrovert is
someone who speaks excitement as they have an under-active nervous system and are likely to engage in risk-taking behaviours
a neurotic individual is
someone who tends to be nervous, jumpy and over-anxious. behaviour is often difficult to predict
what is the process of socialisation
children are tough to become more able to delay gratification and more socially oriented
people with high E and N scores have nervous systems that made them difficult to condition. what does this result in
they would not learn easily to respond to antisocial impulses with anxiety and would be more likely to act antisocially in situations were the opportunity presented its self.
how can personality be measured
Eysenck personality inventory
what support did he and his sibling find
compared 2070 prisoners scores on the EPI with 2422 male controls. prisoners scored higher scores on P, E and N then controls which accords with the predictions of the theory
what did David Farmington prove
reviewed several studies and reported offenders tended to score highly on P measures but not E and N.
who said that Eysencks theory was out dated
John Digman 1990 five factor model (openness, agrrableness and conscientiousness)
who originally disagreed with the idea of a single criminal type
Terrie Moffitt 1993
is the study generalisable
Bartol and Holanchock 1979 cultural bias - studied African American and hispanic offenders - found to be less extravert than a non criminal control
