eysnecks personality theory?

Question 1

what does eysneck link personality differences to?

Answer 1

growing out of our genetic inheritance
criminal behaviour is genetic
personality is given

Question 2

what did he relate each dimension of personality to?

Answer 2

functioning of there nervous system

Question 3

as personality is genetic, what does this say about it?

Answer 3

its innate and universal

Question 4

what are the dimensions of personality?

Answer 4

extraversion, introversion, stability, neuroticism, psychoticism

Question 5

what three dimensions are linked to criminal behaviour?

Answer 5

extraversion, neuroticism, psychoticism

Question 6

define E

Answer 6

look outwardly, seek attention

Question 7

define N

Answer 7

a kind od moodiness, become easily upset or emotional

Question 8

define P

Answer 8

mental health dimension, lack empathy, antisocial

Question 9

what is the RAS?

Answer 9

reticular activating system

Question 10

what is the RAS responsible for?

Answer 10

move from states of sleeping to waking,

Question 11

what does the RAS connect?

Answer 11

the brain stem to cortex

Question 12

how is E caused?

Answer 12

strong nervous system , high activation of the RA formation, needs more external stimuli to experience arousal

Question 13

how is N caused?

Answer 13

low activation stimulation in the nervous system, regarding fight or flight, very jumpy and experience fight more (sympathetic)

Question 14

how is P caused?

Answer 14

relates to hormones such as testosterone, in terms of how much the endocrine system releases, low cortisol arousal

Question 15

what dimensions would a criminal have?

Answer 15

neurotic extrovert

more arousal needed but quick to trigger

Question 16

why is the explanation simple?

Answer 16

fails to recongnise that behaviour may differ according to situation, does not consider bio explantion

Question 17

why might research for personality gathered be invalid?

Answer 17

as it is self report data

Question 18

what type of research is gathered for personality

Answer 18

self report

Question 19

how might someone lie on self report data in terms of crime?

Answer 19

may look like P so that other inmates are scared of them

Question 20

what do studies of official deliquency show?

Answer 20

that findings are inconsistent

Question 21

is rushton and chrisjohn a strength or a weakness

Answer 21

strength

Question 22

what did rushton and chrisjohn find?

Answer 22

clear relationship between P and E and high levels of deliquency

Question 23

what dimension did rushton and chrisjohn not find?

Answer 23

N

Question 24

what did Boduszek find?

Answer 24

found higher levels of E predicted greater probability of committing violent crimes in recidivistic inmates in a high security prison

Question 25

what did steiner find? S or W

Answer 25

S

high levels of P linked with high levels of recidivism

Question 26

what happens in the ARAS?

Answer 26

deals with messages along brain stem
stimulates cerebral cortex which leads to higher cortical arousal
can activated the sympathetic nervous system

Question 27

what does arousal involve?

Answer 27

the activation of the RAS, activation of the ANS (autonomic nervous system) and activation of endocrine glands

Question 28

what is the ARAS?

Answer 28

the ascending RAS

Question 29

what does the ARAS do?

Answer 29

deals with messages moving through the brain stem to the brain
Activity in ARAS stimulates cerebral cortex which leads to higher cortical arousal