Eysencks personality theory

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what kind of theory is Eysencks
individualistic
what is criminality a result of
a personality type
what are the 2 dimensions of personality
extraversion and neuroticism
two traits of extraverts
outgoing and impulsive
two traits of neurotics
anxious and controlled
what did his questionnaire show
most people are in the middle of E and N but criminals are high E and N
what is conditioning
learning to seek rewards or punishment through experience
what is genetic inheritance
some inherit a criminal nervous system
what do extroverts need
high stimulation from their environment which leads to rule breaking
why don’t neurotics learn
because of high anxiety
combination of high E and N means…
it is likely it will result in criminality
what did he later add
psychoticism
traits of psychoticism
cruel and unempathetic , high P has links to schizophrenia