[PSY345H5] - Final Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam (24 pages long!)
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Most important aspect of the bell curve are the percentile ranges, meaning that most people are in the middle/average of the distrubtion ranges. Exceptional typically means in lay term are those that are well above the average. 1st historical period of treating retards, they were socially isolated. Comes from the 1st testament of the bible, charity based model. Should donate 10% to help out the less lucky individuals. In judasim menn supposed to read scripture every saturday, however if you have a disaility ( blind, can"t hear) so can"t really participate in relgious life. Normal practice of disabled people was to throw them out the city walls. Kinda began to think that all disabilites may be contagious and don"t wait around for it. Explanations for disabilites tended to be relgious. Engligntment begning of social change were humans should be treated equally, 18th century.
