Professor Quigley has her introductory psychology courses break into small groups and decide on how they would define abnormal behavior. About 75% of the groups reach a definition based on behavior deviating from how people are supposed to act. Why don’t scientists use such social norms to define abnormality??
What will be an ideal response?
ANSWER:
?Sample Answer - There are two problems with using a deviation from social norms as the criteria for defining abnormal behavior. One is that social norms vary from culture to culture. What is considered normal in one culture, e.g. expressing one’s anger, may be considered abnormal in another. A second reason scientists do not use deviation from social norms as the sole criteria for abnormality is that social norms change over time.
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