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Eysenck was an important figure in…

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personality and intelligence research

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Eysenck was an important figure in personality and intelligence research during which time period?

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The middle of the 20th century

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Eysenck most notably proposed that behaviour could be represented along how many dimensions?

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2, although he later added a third dimension

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Eysenck most notably proposed that behaviour could be represented along which two dimensions?

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Introversion-extraversion (E) and neuroticism-stability (N)

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Introversion-extraversion and neuroticism-stability combine to form…

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a variety of personality characteristics or traits

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What was the third dimension that Eysenck later added?

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Psychoticism-sociability (P)

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Which of Eysenck’s dimensions that he proposed represented behaviour is E short for?

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Introversion-extraversion

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Which of Eysenck’s dimensions that he proposed represented behaviour is N short for?

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Neuroticism-stability

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Which of Eysenck’s dimensions that he proposed represented behaviour is P short for?

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Psychoticism-sociability

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Eysenck said that personality is linked to offending behaviour via what?

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Socialisation processes

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Eysenck saw offending behaviour as developmentally ________

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immature

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Eysenck saw offending behaviour as s______ and concerned with…

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immediate gratification

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Eysenck said that offenders are impatient and…

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cannot wait for things

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Eysenck said that personality is linked to offending behaviour via socialisation processes. What is the process of socialisation?

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Children are taught to become more able to delay gratification - more socially oriented

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Eysenck believed that people with high introversion-extraversion and neuroticism-stability scores had…

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nervous systems that made them difficult to control

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Eysenck believed that people with high introversion-extraversion and neuroticism-stability scores were less likely to…

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learn anxiety responses to antisocial impulses

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Eysenck believed that people with high introversion-extraversion and neuroticism-stability scores were more likely to…

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act antisocially in situations where the opportunity presented itself

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The notion that personality can e measured is one that is central to which psychological explanation for offending?

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Eysenck’s

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What did Eysenck develop?

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The Eysenck Personality Questionnaire (EPQ)

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What was the Eysenck Personality Questionnaire?

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A form of psychological test which locates respondents along the E, N and P dimensions to determine their personality type

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Why was the EPQ a very important part of Eysenck’s theory?

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It enabled him to conduct research relating personality variables to other behaviours, such as criminality

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The EPQ means we can see how…

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the criminality personality differs from the rest of the population across dimensions

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What have critics suggested about the EPQ?

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Personality type may not be reducible to a ‘score’ in this way - personality is too complex and dynamic to be quantified if indeed such a thing exists

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Critics argue that personality is too complex and dynamic to be quantified - this questions whether there is such thing as…

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personality, or a ‘criminal’ personality

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According to Eysenck, our personality traits are __________ in origin

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biological

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According to Eysenck how do our personality traits come about?

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Through the type of nervous system we inherit

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According to Eysenck, all ___________ _____ have an innate, biological basis

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personality types

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According to Eysenck, extraverts have an…

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underactive nervous system

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According to Eysenck, extraverts have an underachieve nervous system. What does this mean about their behaviour?

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They constantly seek excitement, stimulation and are likely to engage in risk-taking behaviours

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According to Eysenck which personality type tend not to condition easily and therefore do not learn from their mistakes?

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Extraverts

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Eysenck said that extraverts tend not to condition easily and therefore…

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do not learn from their mistakes

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According to Eysenck, people with a neurotic personality type have a high level of…

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reactivity in the sympathetic nervous system

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According to Eysenck, people with a neurotic personality type have a high level of reactivity in the sympathetic nervous system. This means that they respond quickly to…

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situations of threat

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According to Eysenck, people with a neurotic personality type have a high level of reactivity in the sympathetic nervous system. This means that they tend to be…

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nervous, jumpy and overanxious

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The high level of reactivity that Eysenck said was in the sympathetic nervous system of people with a neurotic personality type means that their behaviour is often…

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difficult to predict

36
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People with the psychotic personality type are suggested to have higher levels of what?

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Testosterone

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Eysenck said that people with the psychotic personality type are…

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unemotional and prone to aggression

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What is the criminal personality type according to Eysenck?

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Neurotic-extravert-psychotic

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Neurotics are unstable and therefore prone to do what in situations of threat?

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Overreact

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Extraverts seek more arousal and thus engage in what according to Eysenck?

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Dangerous activities

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Psychotics are aggressive and lack what according to Eysenck?

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Empathy

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What did Farrington et al. (1982) conduct?

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A meta-analysis of relevant studies to Eysenck’s theory

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What did Farrington et al. (1982) report about how offenders tended to score on measures of psychoticism?

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They tended to score highly

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Farrington et al. (1982) reported that offenders tended to score high on measures of psychoticism, but not…

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for extraversion and neuroticism

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True/False: Farrington et al. (1982) reported that offenders tended to score high on measures of psychoticism, extraversion and neuroticism

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False, they tended to score high on measures of psychoticism, but not for extraversion and neuroticism

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Farrington et al. (1982) found inconsistent evidence of differences on EEG measures (used to measure cortical arousal) between…

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extraverts and introverts

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Farrington et al. (1982) found inconsistent evidence of differences on EEG measures (used to measure cortical arousal) between extraverts and introverts. This supports/casts doubt on the physiological basis of Eysenck’s theory

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casts doubt on

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True/False: Some of the central assumptions of the criminal personality have been challenged

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True

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Criminal personality may vary according to culture. This is something that Eysenck took/didn’t take into account

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didn’t take

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Bartol et al. (1979) studied which group of people?

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Hispanic and African-American offenders in a maximum security prison in New York

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In Bartol et al. (1979)’s study, researchers divided offenders into how many groups?

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six

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In Bartol et al. (1979)’s study, researchers divided offenders based on what?

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Their offending history and the nature of their offences

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What did Bartol et al. (1979) find?

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All six groups were less extravert than a non-offender group

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How do Bartol et al. (1979)’s findings challenge Eysenck’s theory?

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It was found that all six groups were less extravert than a non-offender control group. Eysenck would expect them to be more extravert

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Why did Bartol et al. (1979) suggest their findings were unexpected in relation to Eysenck’s theory?

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Because the sample was a very different cultural group

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The fact that Bartol et al. (1979) found that groups of offenders from another culture were less extraverted than the non-offender control groups questions…

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how far the criminal personality can be generalised

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The criminal personality may be a __________ relative concept

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culturally

58
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Eysenck et al. (1977) compared ____ prisoners’ scores on the ___ with ____ controls

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2070, EPQ, 2422

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Eysenck et al. (1977) compared ____ prisoners’ scores on the EPQ with 2422 controls

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2070

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Eysenck et al. (1977) compared 2070 prisoners’ scores on what with 2422 controls?

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The EPQ

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Eysenck et al. (1977) compared 2070 prisoners’ scores on the EPQ with how many controls?

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2422

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Eysenck et al. (1977) found that prisoners recorded higher/lower average scores on the EPQ than controls

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higher

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Eysenck et al. (1977) found that prisoners recorded higher average scores on the EPQ than controls on which measures?

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Extraversion, neuroticism and psychoticism

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True/False: Eysenck et al. (1977)’s findings that prisoners recorded higher average EPQ scores than controls on extraversion, neuroticism and psychoticism were restricted to the 18-25 age category

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False, this was tested across all age groups

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Eysenck et al. (1977)’s findings agrees with the predictions of the theory that…

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offenders rate higher than average across the three dimensions Eysenck identified

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Eysenck et al. (1977)’s findings agree with/challenge his theory

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agree with

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Moffitt (1993) criticised Eysenck’s theory by saying it’s too…

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simplistic

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Moffitt (1993) drew a distinction between offending behaviour that only occurs in ___________ and that which…

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adolescence, continues to adulthood

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What did Moffitt (1993) call offending behaviour that only occurs in adolescence?

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Adolescence-limited

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What did Moffitt (1993) call offending behaviour that continues into adulthood?

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Life-course-persistent

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What did Moffitt (1993) argue about personality traits in relation to Eysenck’s theory?

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Personality traits alone are a poor predictor of how long offending behaviour will go on for in the sense of whether someone is likely to become a ‘career offender’

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Moffitt (1993) argued that personality traits alone are a poor predictor of how long offending behaviour will go on for in the sense of whether someone is likely to become a…

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‘career offender’

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Moffitt (1993) considered persistence in offending behaviour to be the result of a reciprocal process between…

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individual personality traits on the one hand, and environmental reactions to those traits on the other

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Moffitt (1993) considered persistence in offending behaviour to be the result of a __________ _______

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reciprocal process

75
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Moffitt (1993)’s consideration that persistence in offending behaviour is the result of a reciprocal process presents a more…

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complex picture than Eysenck suggested

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Moffitt (1993) suggested that the course of offending behaviour is determined by an…

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interaction between personality and the environment

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Moffitt (1993) suggested that the course of offending behaviour is determined by an interaction between personality and the environment. This presents a more…

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complex picture than Eysenck suggested

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