Forensic Psychology - Eysencks Theory Flashcards

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What did Eysenck propose ?

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Behaviour could be represented along two dimensions : introversion / extraversion
+ neuroticism/ stability
-> two dimensions combine to form variety of person characteristics

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What did Eysenck do later on ?

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Add a third dimension :

Psychoticism

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According to eysenck all personality types have -

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Innate biological basis

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The criminal personality type is what

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Neurotic - extravert

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Explain a what a neurotic - extravert is like

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Extraverts - underactive nervous system
Constantly seeking excitement, stimulation and are likely to engage in risk taking behaviour

Neurotic individuals - nervous, jumpy and over anxious
Instability - behaviour is difficult to predict

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What did Eysenck suggest about psychoticism

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A typical offender will score high on measures of psychoticism -> personality type that is characterised as cold, unemotional and prone to aggression

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How is personality linked to criminal behaviour ?

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Via socialisation process

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What is socialisation

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The process in which children are taught to become more able to delay gratification and more socially oriented

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How did Eysenck link socialisation to crime ?

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Criminal behaviour -> developmentally immature in that it is selfish and concerned with immediate gratification.

Individuals with high E and N scores had nervous Systems that made them difficult to condition - likely to act antisocial in situations

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What did Eysenck develop to measure criminal personality

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Eysenck Personality inventory - form of psychological test

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