WorksheetsUnit 2: AC2:2 Psychological Theory
Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 10mins
Eysenck's theory is:
Biological
Sociological
Individualistic
Genetic
Eysenck's theory is what type of theory?
Psychological
Psychodynamic
Physiological
Social Learning
According to Eysenck, criminality is based on:
An unhealthy psyche
Vicarious reinforcement
Personality
Reward and punishment
Eysenck believed that the personality is shaped through:
Genetics and role models
Genetics and Conditioning
Genetics and Society
Genetics and socialisation
Eysenck measured the personality type of an individual by using:
A questionnaire carried out by a psychologist
A self- report questionnaire
Psychoanalysis
An in depth interview with a psychoanalyst
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a criminal personality?
Neuroticism
Emotional stability
Psychoticism
Extraversion
What is the PEN scale devised by Eysenck?
Extraverts are more likely to commit crimes than introverts because:
They are desperate to impress their friends so commit crimes
because they seek stimulation and may engage in riskier behaviours such as crime.
They want society to think that they are successful and wealthy
Neurotic personalities are more likely to commit crimes than those who have:
Emotional stability
A balanced psyche
Lots of money
Good role models
Neurotic personalities are more likely to commit crimes because they are harder to:
Condition
Socialise
Catch
Understand
Eysenck said that Psychotic personalities have the following features:
cruel, aggressive and lacking in empathy
Eysenck believed that criminals score
High on the PEN scale compared to non criminals
Low on the PEN scale compared to non criminals
Criminals committng the most serious crimes would score more highly on the :
P Scale
E Sacle
N Scale
As well as studying soliders, Eysenck applied his theory to:
Prisoners
Offenders serving community sentences
Young offenders
Ex- offenders who had reformed
Eysenck's theory is credible (believable because):
it is supported by other empirical studies e.g. De Young
it is widely accepted by the psychological community.
it is based on personal opinions
Eysenck correctly predicted that traumatised soldiers would score highly on the
E scale
P scale
N scale
Eysenck's results might be unreliable because:
Respondents may have lied on their questionnaire
Not enough respondents completed the questionnaire
Respondents may have misunderstood the question
His research is very old
Farrington's research found that prisoners did not score highly on the
E scale
P scale
N scale
The final personality type to be added to the PEN scale was:
P
E
N
