forensic Eyesncka

Question 1

psychological explanation

Question 2

eyesencks theory

Answer 2

personality and intelligence
personality based on biological factors that individuals inherit nervous system that affect their ability to learn and adapt to their environment

Question 3

Eysencks two dimension

Answer 3

introversion/extraversion
neuroticism/ stability

Question 4

later addition

Answer 4

psychoticism

Question 5

Eysenck personality inventory

Answer 5

psychological tests which places respondents along the e and n dimension - determining personality type

Question 6

traits associated with p

Answer 6

aggression
masculine

Question 7

traits associated with e

Answer 7

sociable
impulsive

Question 8

traits associated with n

Answer 8

depression
anxiety

Question 9

Eyensck’s biological basis

Answer 9

personality type is innate based on nervous system we inherit

Question 10

extravert have a

Answer 10

underactive nervous system - seek excitement and engage in risky behaviours

Question 11

neurotic individual behaviours

Answer 11

> . nervous

> . jumpy

> . behaviours are difficult to predict as unstable

Question 12

psychotic individual

Answer 12

higher levels of testosterone
>. cold unemotional + more aggressive

Question 13

what is defined as criminal personality to have based on pen

difficult for criminals to

Answer 13

high Psychoticism
high extraversion
high neuroticism

difficult for them to learn to control immature impulse

Question 14

socialisation process

Answer 14

children are taught to delay gratification + socially oriented

Question 15

criminal behaviour is caused by

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immature behaviours
selfish and considered about immediate gratification- impatient

Question 16

people with high P E N score had nervous systems that….

Answer 16

difficult to condition - couldn’t learn as well to antisocial impulses of anxiety
leading to be more antisocial

Question 17

support sybil and hans Eynsck’s

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2070 male prisoners score on EPI with2422 control group

results across all age groups high score on P E N than control group

Question 18

limitation Farrington et al

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scored highly on on the P but not on E N
inconsistent results

Question 20

limitation - oversimplified personality

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all criminals are the same type 4 types Moffit both personality and environment

Question 21

limitation cultural bias

Answer 21

Bartol et al the groups sampled in cultural differences where different to the ones in Eyesnck’s original study found less extravert than control group
harder to generalise