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© TUTOR2U AQA A LEVEL PSYCHOLOGY www.tutor2u.net/psychology Resources for Courses SIGNPOSTING THE EYSENCK’S EPQ PSYCHOLOGY Activity Overview The aim of this activity is for students to complete Eysenck’s EPQ and consider the validity and reliability of assessing personality using a questionnaire. Furthermore, the activity will provide an opportunity for students to develop their evaluation by signposting their evaluation to the requirements of the question. Resources Required Eysenck’s Personality Questionnaire Handout Teacher Instructions Teaching & Learning Strategy A Provide students with a copy of the Eysenck’s Personality Questionnaire Handout. Students should start by completing the questionnaire and calculating their score, using the criteria on page two. After that, students should consider the five questions which can be used to discuss the validity and reliability of using a questionnaire to assess personality. Finally, students should write three evaluation paragraphs to the question: Discuss Eysenck’s theory of the criminal personality. Refer to evidence in your answer. It would be useful to model a typical student evaluation paragraph, followed by an enhance evaluation paragraph. For example: Typical Student Response SAMPLE
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Activity Overview The aim of this activity is for students to complete Eysenck’s EPQ and consider the validity and reliability of assessing personality using a questionnaire. Furthermore, the activity will provide an opportunity for students to develop their evaluation by signposting their evaluation to the requirements of the question. Resources Required Eysenck’s Personality Questionnaire Handout
Teacher Instructions Teaching & Learning Strategy A Provide students with a copy of the Eysenck’s Personality Questionnaire Handout. Students should start by completing the questionnaire and calculating their score, using the criteria on page two. After that, students should consider the five questions which can be used to discuss the validity and reliability of using a questionnaire to assess personality. Finally, students should write three evaluation paragraphs to the question: Discuss Eysenck’s theory of the criminal personality. Refer to evidence in your answer. It would be useful to model a typical student evaluation paragraph, followed by an enhance evaluation paragraph. For example:
Typical Student Response
SAMPLE
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Enhanced Student Response
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Eysenck Personality Questionnaire Task: Read each of the statements below and decide how much you agree with each statement, using the following scale: 1- Strongly Disagree to 5- Strongly Agree.
Score 1-5
1 I am a talkative person.
2 I don't enjoy meeting new people.
3 I experience mood swings - my mood goes up and down regularly.
4 I am a half glass empty type of person.
5 I am a quiet person.
6 I stop to think things over before I act.
7 Other people easily hurt me.
8 I am a lively outgoing person.
9 I let myself go and enjoy a good party.
10 I think that I should have life insurance.
11 I am level headed (sensible).
12 I am unable to sit still for a very long time.
13 I sometimes feel negative for no reason.
14 I am calm and relaxed most of the time.
15 I dislike being at parties and be surrounded by lots of people.
16 I don't enjoy thrill-seeking activities, e.g. roller coaster rides.
17 I am calm under stress/pressure.
18 I am easily irritated.
19 I prefer to be myself than in a large group.
20 I get bored easily when I'm by myself. SAMPLE
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Eysenck Personality Questionnaire – Part 2 Task: Once you have completed the questionnaire, add up your scores for the following questions.
Questions Total Score
E 1, 8, 9, 12 and 20
I 2, 5, 15, 16 and 19
N 3, 4, 7, 13 and 18
S 6, 10, 11, 14 and 17
Task: Once your teacher has informed you what the letters E, I, N and S stand for, consider the following questions. What do you think about your results?
Do you think that it is possible to measure personality using a questionnaire?
Do you think that your personality remains consistent over time?
Are there any issues with measuring personality using a questionnaire?
How could you assess the reliability of this questionnaire?
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Eysenck Personality Questionnaire – Sign Posting Evaluation Discuss Eysenck’s theory of the criminal personality. Refer to evidence in your answer. (Total 16 marks) Task: Write three evaluation points for the above question, however, make sure that you signpost the answer so that it specifically relates to the question. Follow the example provided below.
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