Link to criminal behaviour

• How does personality explain criminal behaviour?

  • extroverts seek arousal and may engage in risky, thrill-seeking behaviour

  • neurotics overreact to threats and may commit crimes impulsively

  • psychotics are aggressive, impulsive, and lack empathy, making criminal behaviour more likely
• How does socialisation play a role in criminality?

  • normally, punishment conditions people to avoid crime (operant conditioning)

  • extroverts and neurotics are harder to condition, making them less likely to learn from punishment