OCR GCSE Psychology - Crime - Eysenck's theory

Which personality trait is associated with the reticular activation system?

• Extraversion

• Neuroticism

• Openness

• Psychoticism

Which personality trait is associated with the autonomic nervous system?

• Extraversion

• Neuroticism

• Openness

• Psychoticism

Complete the sentence: The impulsive nature of psychotics is cause by an excess of dopamine during _____ (two words)

Identify the personality traits associated with crime

• extraversion

• introversion

• neuroticism

• stability

• psychoticism

What feeling is dopamine associated with?

• calm

• pleasure

• anger

• despair

How does Eysenck's theory ignore individual differences?

• Doesn't take into consideration eye colour

• The theory is determinist

• The theory only applies to Americans and Britons

• With such a range of crimes, it seems unlikely that criminals share a similar personality

Define determinism

• theories that only look at one factor

• behaviour is controlled by your own free will

• theories that look at the 'bigger picture'

• behaviour is controlled by internal and external factors