Mr. Garrison spends hours each day having conversations with his hand puppet. Mr. Garrison's behavior would be considered abnormal according to all of the following except the ____

a. ?statistical infrequency criterion
b. ?personal suffering criterion
c. ?norm violation criterion
d. ?practical approach


ANSWER:
b

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