Definitions of Abnormality
Statisical Defintion of Abnormality
Behaviour that is statisically rare would be seen as abnormal where as behaviour that is satisically common would be seen as normal.
A common example used is IQ tests when IQ is above or below what is normal then this would be abnormal
As this definition uses quantative data a normal disturbution curve can be drawn up to compare results. Using standard devation to see if data falls above or below what is normal and is therefore abonormal
- Created by: Daisy
- Created on: 09-03-12 11:34
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