Eysencks Personality Theory

Question 1

What are the three traits that criminals are believed to have?

Answer 1

Psychoticism
Neuroticism
Extroversion

Question 2

What are some traits of Psychotisim?

Answer 2

Aggression
Manipulation
Egocentric

Question 3

What are some traits of neuroticism?

Answer 3

Anxiety
Depresssion
Obsessive

Question 4

What are some traits of extroversion?

Answer 4

Risk-taking
Impulsive
Sociable

Question 5

What are the strengths of Eysencks personality theory?

Answer 5

There is real life application - Donta Page, had majority of the criminal personality
Shows how measurable tendencies (the questionnaire) can be used to measure a persons risk of offending

Question 6

What are the weaknesses of Eysencks personality theory?

Answer 6

Questionnaire - people may lie, social solidarity - lack validity
Wasn’t originally made to study criminality
People may have different answers when they redo the questionnaire - low in reliability