1.4.2 Eysenck's Criminal Personality Theory

• Match the personality dimension with its description:

  Extraversion ↔️ Tendency to be outgoing and impulsive

  Neuroticism ↔️ Tendency to experience negative emotions

  Psychoticism ↔️ Tendency to be antisocial and aggressive
• Individuals with high extraversion, neuroticism, and psychoticism are at the greatest risk of engaging in criminal behavior according to Eysenck's theory.

  True
• Match the personality dimension with its relation to criminal behavior:

  Extraversion ↔️ Seeks excitement and stimulation

  Neuroticism ↔️ Copes with emotional instability

  Psychoticism ↔️ Commits violent crimes due to callousness
• Why are extraverts more likely to engage in criminal behavior according to Eysenck's theory?

  To seek excitement
• Neurotic individuals may turn to crime to cope with emotional instability.


  True
• Extraverts often engage in criminal behavior to satisfy their need for stimulation.


  True
• According to Eysenck's Criminal Personality Theory, there are three key personality dimensions
• Individuals high in psychoticism are more likely to commit violent crimes due to their callous and impulsive nature
• Neuroticism is the tendency to experience negative emotions like anxiety, depression, and anger
• Individuals with high psychoticism are more prone to violent crimes due to their lack of empathy and tendency towards aggression.


  True
• Extraverts are more likely to engage in criminal acts to satisfy their need for excitement and stimulation
• Which combination of personality traits in Eysenck's theory is associated with the highest risk of criminal behavior?

  High Extraversion, Neuroticism, Psychoticism
• What is the role of the socialization process in Eysenck's theory?

  Internalize social norms
• What do experimental studies in Eysenck's theory demonstrate?

  Cause-and-effect relationships
• The assessment of personality dimensions can be subjective and prone to bias
• What is the overall conclusion regarding Eysenck's Criminal Personality Theory?

  Needs more nuanced understanding
• What is the tendency of extraversion according to Eysenck's theory?

  Outgoing and impulsive
• Steps in Eysenck's socialization process according to his theory:

  1️⃣ High extraversion, neuroticism, and psychoticism

  2️⃣ Less effective socialization

  3️⃣ Failure to internalize social norms

  4️⃣ Lack of empathy and aggression

  5️⃣ Proneness to criminal behavior
• What are the three key personality dimensions in Eysenck's Criminal Personality Theory?

  Extraversion, Neuroticism, Psychoticism
• Match each personality dimension with its relation to criminal behavior:

  Extraversion ↔️ Seeks excitement and stimulation

  Neuroticism ↔️ Copes with emotional instability

  Psychoticism ↔️ Commits violent and premeditated crimes
• Individuals high in psychoticism are more likely to commit violent and premeditated crimes
• Correlational studies support Eysenck's theory by showing a link between personality dimensions and criminal behavior
• What is one limitation of Eysenck's Criminal Personality Theory?

  Oversimplification
• The focus on personality profiles in Eysenck's theory may lead to stereotyping.


  True
• Individuals with high extraversion, neuroticism, and psychoticism are less effectively socialized.


  True
• Match the type of evidence with its limitation:

  Correlational Studies ↔️ Cannot prove causation

  Experimental Studies ↔️ May not reflect real-life situations
• What is one critique of Eysenck's theory regarding causality?

  Other factors may play a role