Abstract
Eysenck has advanced a number of objections to empirical studies which have failed to find support for his theory of criminality. An attempt was made to test the validity of two such objections, by choosing samples of prisoners unlikely to have become ‘institutionalized’, and by selecting a control group equivalent in terms of neuroticism. Eysenck's hypothesis that the prisoners would exhibit higher mean extraversion scores was not confirmed, and doubts are cast on the suggestion that normal subjects with high neuroticism scores exhibit a correlation between extraversion and neuroticism. Theoretical objections to Eysenck's correlation arguments are advanced, and it is concluded that such arguments cannot be used to invalidate the studies failing to support Eysenck's theory.
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