The Judgment of the Normality of an Individual's Behavior Can

question 79

Multiple Choice

The judgment of the normality of an individual's behavior can be based on whether

• A) he or she experiences personal distress.
• B) the behavior deviates from accepted social norms.
• C) his or her everyday adaptive functioning is impaired.
• D) any of these.

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Definitions:

Microeconomist

A specialist in microeconomics, which deals with the economic behavior of individuals, households, and firms, and how decisions are made on the allocation of resources.

Macroeconomist

An economist who specializes in macroeconomics, studying aggregated indicators and the behavior of the economy as a whole, including inflation, unemployment, and economic growth.

Normative Statement

A statement that reflects an opinion, value judgment, or what ought to be, rather than what is empirically verifiable.

Positive Statement

An objective statement based on facts that can be tested and validated, used in contrast to normative statements which express opinions or what ought to be.