Personality- describe- individual differences- criminal behaviour

Question 1

what is this explanation based on?

Answer 1

eysencks theory

Question 2

Eysenck’s theory of personality

Answer 2

there are different personality types which are split into three different dimensions

Question 3

what are the 3 different dimmensions

Answer 3

1- psychostism
2- neurototiscm
3- extraversion

Question 4

Characteristics of psychotism

Answer 4

high levels of impulsivity, lack empathy, and tend to be aggressive

Question 5

characteristics of neurotism

Answer 5

tense, anxious, irrational

Question 6

characteristics of extraversion

Answer 6

sociable, since they require stimulation, outgoing, get bored easily

Question 7

neurotism- detemined by…

Answer 7

it is biologically determined by the reacting of someones sympathetic nervous system- how quickly a person responds in situations of threats (fight or flight)

Question 8

neurotism- link to crime

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• not calm under pressure, prone to overreacting to stimuli
• therefore, it will result in them getting upset or angry, making them more prone to criminal activity

Question 9

stable element of neurotism

Answer 9

• more unreactive nervous system, and are calm under pressure
• less likely to commit crime

Question 10

extraversion- determined by…

Answer 10

• determined by the level of arousal in a persons nervous system, to increase their cortical (brain) arousal

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Extraversion- link to crime

Answer 11

• due to their need for stimulation, they are more likely to engage in more dangerous, risk- taking behaviour

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introverts -link to crime

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innately over- aroused and thus seek to reduce or avoid stimulation

Question 13

what did eyesenck develop

Answer 13

EPQ

Question 14

what did EPQ measure?

Answer 14

measure an individuals personality

Question 15

where are these personalities formed?

Answer 15

in both our genetics and our environment

Question 16

what type of theory is this

Answer 16

an interactionist theory

Question 17

why is this an interactionist theory?

Answer 17

• considers the effects of both nature and nurture

Question 18

how does this theory consider the effects of both nature and nurture?

Answer 18

• people are born with certain personality traits, but interaction with the environment is a key aspect of the development of criminality, particularly through conditioning

Question 19

link to conditioning

Answer 19

when a person is punished for their wrong- doing, it results in future avoidance of that behaviour

• those who score highly on extraversion and neuroticism were less likely to be conditioned and therefore don’t lean to avoid this anti- social behaviour in some cases

Question 20

Dulop 2012 et al

Answer 20

• used Eysenck’s personality questionnaire to measure the three traits in students aged 15- 75 years old.
• the results displayed that both extraversion and neuroticism were strong signs of delinquency