A psychologist uses Eysenck's theory to explain the behaviour of two young people at an outdoor activity day.
Farah keeps choosing newly opened obstacle routes with uncertain outcomes. The psychologist suggests that reward pathways in her brain release dopamine during each attempt, so the experience feels enjoyable and she signs up again.
The psychologist suggests that Joel's behaviour is linked to neurons in his brain that use dopamine being held back less than usual by other neurons, so these neurons fire more often than they should.
State the personality dimension that the psychologist's explanation of Farah's behaviour relates to.
State the personality dimension that the psychologist's explanation of Joel's behaviour relates to.
135 exam-style questions on OCR GCSE Psychology 1.2 Theories/Explanations of why criminal/anti-social behaviour occurs, covering 1.2.1 SLT: identification with role models, 1.2.2 SLT: observation and imitation, 1.2.3 SLT: vicarious reinforcement, 1.2.4 SLT: direct reinforcement and internalisation; criticisms, 1.2.5 SLT research study: Cooper and Mackie (1986), 1.2.6 Eysenck's Criminal Personality Theory, 1.2.7 CNS, arousal and criminal personality, 1.2.8 Brain function, synapses and dopamine in psychoticism, 1.2.9 Dopamine reward, RAS and cortex in extroversion, 1.2.10 Autonomic nervous and limbic system in neuroticism, 1.2.11 Early socialisation and conditioning; criticisms, and 1.2.12 Criminal Personality research study: Heaven (1996). Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.