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1
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What did Eysenck compare?

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2017 male prisoners with 2422 male controls

2
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What were groups subdivided into?

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age groups ranging from 16-69

3
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What did prisoners record?

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in all age groups prisoners recorded higher scores than the controls which supports the predictions of his theory

4
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What did Farington et al review?

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several studies and reported that offenders tended to have a high P measure but not a higher E&N

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What has been highly criticised?

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suggesting that all criminal behaviour is a result of personality type

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What did Moffitt propose?

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several distinct types of adult male offender based on the timing of the first offence and how long the offending persists

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Whys is Eysenck’s theory outdated?

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Digman’s five factor model of personality suggests that alongside E&N there are also additional dimensions of openness

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What do many critics argue?

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that personality can’t be reduced to a score