PSYB32H3 Lecture : Definitional and Historical Considerations
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Statistical infrequency: assertion that a person is normal, it would imply that he or she does not deviate much from the average on a particular trait or behaviour. Here is the case study: nick is a homosexual man who when he goes to the restroom and finds an attractive person, he then takes the feces or urine and then orgasms to it. There are other ways to find out what is abnormal or normal, but we will use this one for now. Element of unexpectedness an example: kleptomania (compulsive stealing) wynonna rider a famous actress who choose to steal when clearly she has money for it, it is then unexpected that she would steal. A lot of demonology happened because the churches were very important at the time. The first psychological test was in invented in the dark ages. Anyone who was different was left to rott.
