individualistic theories - eysenck’s personality types

Question 1

eysenck’s personality theory

Answer 1

criminality is linked to people who are highly neurotic, psychotic, and highly extroverted

Question 2

eysenck’s study

Answer 2

• carried out a questionnaire on 700 soldiers who were being treated for neurotic disorders
• used their answers to develop different personality traits

Question 3

EXTROVERTS

Answer 3

sociable but become bored very easily

Question 4

INTROVERTS

Answer 4

need very little stimulation and are often in control of their situations

Question 5

NEUROTICS

Answer 5

often anxious and irrational

Question 6

STABLE PERSONALITY

Answer 6

worry less and are more emotionally well-adjusted

Question 7

PSYCHOTICISM

Answer 7

• cold
• uncaring
• aggressive
• tendency to criminality

Question 8

WEAKNESSES of eysenck’s theory

Answer 8

• lack of reliability - people wont respond in the same way on different days - answers depend on the day they are asked
• relies on self-reporting measures and people might give false answer
• people might give answers that they believe are expected of them
• personality changes over time

Question 9

STRENGTHS of eysenck’s theory

Answer 9

• if theory is correct, criminal behaviour would be detectable in childhood and intervention can be implemented to give treatment and reduce crime
• his theory has formed modern day personality testing