Psychology 2030A/B Chapter 1: Chapter/Lecture One

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2030A/B
• Professor: David Vollick

Document Summary

Stephen hawking: most individuals deviate from the average in some way, ex. Yao ming is 7ft 5in tall - this however, does not negatively impact him, he has a successful and highly paid basketball career. Is behaving deviantly (differently) abnormal: behaviors straying from societal norms or standards - not really psychopathology or. Behavior is problematic or not, depending on the environment: group expectations, standards of one group can be at odds with those of another. Nick at age four uses a nightlight to keep the monsters away. A millionaire who wills his entire estate to his dog o. Evolved from being a brilliant, socially awkward neuroscience student, to a mass murderer (perhaps as a result of disordered thinking) considered merely eccentric. Behavior evolved from behaving differently to behaving dangerously. Behavior was extremely harmful to others and could no longer be.