Eysencks personality theory

Question 1

Extroverts

Answer 1

Outgoing, prefer the company of others to being alone, get bored
easily,

Question 2

Introverts

Answer 2

prefer their own company, they are more cautious and less sociable than
extroverts

Question 3

Neuroticism

Answer 3

A tendency to
experience negative emotions
such as anger, anxiety and
depression.

Question 4

Stable

Answer 4

Other end of the scale and these people are calm, even tempered and
carefree.

Question 5

Strengths

Answer 5

Useful for describing how measurable tendencies could increase a person’s risk of offending.
Some studies of offenders support Eysenck’s predictions that people with high E, N and P are likely to engage in criminal behaviour.

Question 6

Limitations

Answer 6

Convicted offenders on which the evidence is based may not be typical of offenders as a whole.
Self-report study may not produce valid results as people may lie.