Aim and Prediction
Aim and Prediction
Heaven (1996) tested Eysenck's Criminal Personality Theory, which claims that extraversion, neuroticism and psychoticism are associated with criminal behaviour. Psychoticism describes a tendency to be cold, aggressive, hostile and lacking in empathy.
Step-by-step lessons on OCR GCSE Psychology 1.2.12 Criminal Personality research study: Heaven (1996). Each one builds up to exam-style questions. Start with the more concrete topics like memory and development before tackling evaluation-heavy topics like psychological problems and criminal psychology.