Question

All students except one are cheating on a test. The one student who is not cheating on the test is exhibiting abnormal behavior. Based on the information provided in the article, explain the conclusion of this scenario. Which definition for abnormal behavior would apply to this scenario?

Answer 1

Answer:

He may be experiencing abnormal behavior because his entire class is cheating on the test except This is considered abnormal because it is outside of the norm and is therefore abnormal

Explanation:

I put this on edenguity and got it right

Answer 2

Answer:

Yes, the child who is not cheating, is showing abnormal behavior relative to whole class

Explanation:

According to the clinical psychology, the act which produces distress significantly and is accepted as deviant from normal practice is an abnormal behavior.

In our case, whole of the class is doing cheating which is a common practice. Only one child is deviating from that common practice being followed by the whole class, so the act of that child will be considered as abnormal behavior.

Key words:

Abnormal behavior, clinical psychology, cheating