What Makes a Behavior or Thought Abnormal? Discuss Some of the Criteria

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Essay

What makes a behavior or thought abnormal? Discuss some of the criteria used to judge abnormality in behavior.

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Definitions:

Recall

The act of retrieving information or facts from one's memory without having the information present for reference, differing in context as a duplicated term but synonymous with retrieving learned information.

Priming

The process by which exposure to a stimulus influences a response to a subsequent stimulus, without conscious guidance or intention.

Savings Method

A technique in psychology to measure the retention of learned material over time by assessing the amount of review required to relearn it.

False Positive

An error in data reporting in which a test result improperly indicates the presence of a condition (like a disease) when it is not actually present.