16.4.1 Eysenck's Theory of the Criminal Personality

• What does Eysenck's Theory of the Criminal Personality propose?

  Criminal behavior is linked to specific personality traits
• According to Eysenck, the key personality dimensions are extraversion, neuroticism, and psychoticism
• High extraversion involves sociability, impulsiveness, and a need for stimulation.
• What does high neuroticism refer to according to Eysenck's theory?

  Anxiety, moodiness, emotional instability
• Eysenck argued that criminals are harder to condition
• What is the mathematical expression for predicting criminal tendencies using Eysenck's personality traits?

  $Criminality =$$w_{E} \cdot E +$$w_{N} \cdot N +$$w_{P} \cdot P$
• High psychoticism includes aggressiveness, lack of empathy, and impulsivity.
• Arrange the key personality dimensions according to Eysenck's theory:

  1️⃣ Extraversion

  2️⃣ Neuroticism

  3️⃣ Psychoticism
• Criminals, according to Eysenck, are more likely to have high levels of extraversion, neuroticism, and psychoticism
• How does high extraversion influence criminal behavior according to Eysenck?

  Higher risk-taking and thrill-seeking
• High neuroticism leads to impulsive reactions under stress.
• What behavioral trait is associated with high psychoticism?

  Aggressiveness
• Individuals with high levels of E, N, and P are harder to condition
• What are the three key personality dimensions in Eysenck's theory?

  Extraversion, Neuroticism, Psychoticism
• Individuals with high levels of Eysenck's traits are harder to condition
• Eysenck's theory suggests that personality traits influence criminal behavior.
• What does the trait of Psychoticism relate to in Eysenck's theory?

  Hostility and antisocial acts
• Match the trait with its influence on criminal behavior:

  Extraversion ↔️ Higher risk-taking and thrill-seeking

  Neuroticism ↔️ Impulsive reactions under stress

  Psychoticism ↔️ Hostility and antisocial acts
• Individuals with high levels of Extraversion are more likely to engage in thrill-seeking
• Eysenck's theory proposes that a combination of traits leads to a criminal personality.
• According to Eysenck's theory, the development of a criminal personality is linked to three key personality dimensions: Extraversion, Neuroticism, and Psychoticism
• Individuals with high levels of Extraversion, Neuroticism, and Psychoticism are easier to condition.

  False
• What influence does Extraversion have on criminal behavior?

  Higher risk-taking and thrill-seeking
• Match each personality trait with its influence on criminal behavior:

  Extraversion ↔️ Higher risk-taking and thrill-seeking

  Neuroticism ↔️ Impulsive reactions under stress

  Psychoticism ↔️ Likelihood of hostility and antisocial acts
• Eysenck's theory suggests that the combination of these traits contributes to the development of a criminal personality
• Eysenck's Theory of the Criminal Personality posits that criminal behavior is associated with specific personality traits.
• What does high Extraversion involve according to Eysenck's theory?

  Sociability, impulsiveness, stimulation-seeking
• High Neuroticism includes anxiety, moodiness, and emotional instability
• Match each trait with its description and characteristics:

  Extraversion ↔️ Sociable, impulsive, stimulation-seeking

  Neuroticism ↔️ Anxious, moody, emotionally unstable

  Psychoticism ↔️ Aggressive, empathy-lacking, impulsive
• Eysenck argued that criminals often have high levels of Extraversion, Neuroticism, and Psychoticism, making them more prone to antisocial behavior.
• What are the three key personality dimensions according to Eysenck's theory?

  Extraversion, Neuroticism, Psychoticism
• According to Eysenck's theory, individuals with high Extraversion are sociable, impulsive, and stimulation-seeking
• What is the primary characteristic of Extraversion in Eysenck's theory?

  Sociable, impulsive, stimulation-seeking
• Match each trait with its description:

  Extraversion ↔️ Sociable, impulsive, stimulation-seeking

  Neuroticism ↔️ Anxious, moody, emotionally unstable

  Psychoticism ↔️ Aggressive, empathy-lacking, impulsive
• Eysenck's theory suggests that criminals are easier to condition due to their personality traits.

  False
• According to Eysenck's theory, Extraversion is characterized by thrill-seeking
• What influence does Extraversion have on criminal behavior according to Eysenck's theory?

  Seeks excitement and risks
• Match each trait with its influence on criminal behavior:

  Extraversion ↔️ Seeks excitement and risks

  Neuroticism ↔️ Leads to impulsive decisions and aggression

  Psychoticism ↔️ Increases likelihood of antisocial acts
• High levels of Extraversion, Neuroticism, and Psychoticism make individuals harder to condition against criminal behavior.
• What are the three key personality dimensions in Eysenck's Theory of the Criminal Personality?

  Extraversion, Neuroticism, Psychoticism