It Is as Statistically "Abnormal" (Unusual)for a Person to Score

question 99

Multiple Choice

It is as statistically "abnormal" (unusual) for a person to score above 145 on an IQ test as it is to score below 55.However,only the lower score is regarded as "abnormal" or undesirable.Thus,one disadvantage of using a statistical defnition of abnormality is that statistical abnormality

• A)does not tell us about the meaning of this deviation from the norm.
• B)cannot be used to establish the comorbidity of disorders.
• C)cannot be replicated a second time to prove validity.
• D)tells us more about cultural relativity than the objective aspects of abnormality.

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