extraverts are more likely to show criminal behaviour because they crave excitement and stimulation.
introverts are more affected by punishment
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neuroticism - stability
neurotic individuals are nervy and anxious. they are difficult to predict.
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typical criminal personality
extravert-neurotic
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psychoticism
describes someone who is self centred, cold and lacks empathy for others.
this is a criminal type who scores highly on all 3 dimensions.
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socialisation process
despite the biological emphasis, eysenck acknowledged that in most people the socialisation process will determine if someones a criminal.
eg: extraverts are reward seekers therefore they are less receptive to operant conditioning.
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boduzek (2013)
researched 133 violent offenders and 179 non violent offenders (All male) he found that criminal thinking style is correlated with high levels of neuroticism , extraversion and psychoticism
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digman (1990)
said that openness, conscientiousness and agreeableness also relate to crime. (low levels of agreeableness and conscientiousness relate to crime)
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extraversion - introverson
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extraverts are more likely to show criminal behaviour because they crave excitement and stimulation.
introverts are more affected by punishment
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