What Important Lesson Concerning Abnormal Behavior Can Be Learned from the Example

question 49

Multiple Choice

What important lesson concerning abnormal behavior can be learned from the example of a grown woman kissing the tarmac at an airport?

• A) Most of what people do is abnormal.
• B) Culture must be considered when evaluating abnormality.
• C) Kissing the ground is always an abnormal behavior because it is so uncommon.
• D) Temporal context must be considered when evaluating abnormality.

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Definitions:

Technique

A way of carrying out a particular task, especially the execution or performance of an artistic work or a scientific procedure.

Rehearsal

The conscious repetition of information, either to maintain it in consciousness or to encode it for storage.

Persistence

The continued effort toward a goal despite obstacles or challenges.

Learning

The process of acquiring new understanding, knowledge, behaviors, skills, values, attitudes, and preferences.