PERSONALITY
TRAIT THEORIES
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cant be made into other tests
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cant make hypothesis
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dosent involve the numerical system
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not useful to predict behaviour
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Detailed explanation-1: -Eysenck’s theory has also been criticised for LACKING EXPLANATORY POWER. For example, HOWITT (2009) points out that while Eysenck highlights traits which are related to different types of criminal, they do not explain why they commit the crimes they do.
Detailed explanation-2: -It is argued that, in his factor and explanatory style, Eysenck committed assumptions which derived from his deterministic view. It is argued, further, that these theoretical commitments, namely atomism, static view, and reductionism are not significant in personality psychology.
Detailed explanation-3: -The EPQ is a reliable research tool that is validated by criterion analysis. Disadvantages of the questionnaire are that it asks yes/no questions which forces a sometimes inaccurate response, and it can be psychometrically inferior.
Detailed explanation-4: -One criticism is that the three factors are broad. In addition the psychoticism (P) scale is not normally distributed and is very much skewed towards zero, particularly in females, and has low internal consistency. A revised scale, the EPQ-R, has gone some way towards addressing these issues (Eysenck et al 1985).