One sign of abnormality is when a person engages in behavior that creates a great deal of emotional distress or __________.

A. subjective discomfort
B. social deviance
C. statistical rarity
D. situational anxiety


Answer: A

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In hypothesis with three or more groups, ______.

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The court case in which the court found that individuals must be judged to be both mentally

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