FORENSIC, Eysenck criminal personality

Question 1

What did he propose

Answer 1

That personality can be through two dimensions: introversion/extroversion and neuroticism/ stability

Question 2

what did he later add

Answer 2

that there is a third dimension to personality which was psychoticism and sociability

Question 3

what is the origin of our personality

Answer 3

is biological in origin, take the nature approach and is due to the type of nervous system that we have

-type of nervous system we have = type of criminal we are

Question 4

what are the three innate personality types of criminal

Answer 4

extrovert neurotics psychotics

Question 5

explain the nervous system for the three innate personality types of a criminal

Answer 5

• extraverts- Underactive nervous system, always seeking excitement and stimulation, take a risk taking behaviour, do not respond to punishment and are re-offenders
• neurotics- reactive nervous system, mainly in the sympathetic nervous system and respond quickly to threat, tend to be nervous jumpy, over anxious, criminal behaviour is difficult to predict
• psychotics- have a high levels of testosterone, aggressive and an emotional so they lack empathy

Question 6

what do the criminal personality types come from

Answer 6

socialisation which is defined as how we are brought up, he believed criminal behaviour is immature selfish and childlike

Question 7

What did he see criminal seeking

Answer 7

Instant gratification as a lack of patience, socialisation teaches children about instant gratification

Question 8

what do people with high extravertism in neuroticism lack

Answer 8

patient and seek instant gratification, we cannot condition them so they cannot be punished and they reoffend

Question 9

what did he measure criminal personality types using

Answer 9

EPQ (or EPI)

self report questionnaire on extroversion neuroticism and psychoticism scores