Eysnck

• E


  Extrovert
• I


  Introvert
• N


  Neurotic
• S


  Stable
• P


  Psychotism
• What is extrovert 


  Outgoing and attention seeking
• What is introvert 


  Do not seek attention
• What is neurotic 


  Anxious and easily upset
• What is stable 


  Calm behaviour
• What is psychotism 


  Amount of emotion you feel
• What are criminals 


  Exotic + neurotic + high psychotism
• Theory 


  Certain personalities = criminal
• Assumption 


  Extrovert, psychotic, neurotic personalities= impulsive and thrill-seeking
• Evidence (2) 


  Eyenck:

  • 2000 prisoners with ENP

  supporting research:

  • compared ENP
  • delinquent children scored higher EPN score
• Concerns (3)


  Correlation is not causation

  gender bias

  majority are high in PN, not N = impulsive
• Topic? 


  Psychological