5 [borrowed from New Latin valva, going back to Latin] a : one of the segments or pieces into which a dehiscing capsule or legume separatesb : the portion of various anthers (as of the barberry) resembling a lidc : one of the two encasing membranes of a diatom.
Abnormal psychology refers to situations where a person's psychological response to an situation does more harm than good. Someone who constantly abuses others may be considered to be displaying abnormal behavior. Normal psychology is the study of human behavior that is considered to be normal or average.Some children may experience an abnormal response over the death of a beloved grandparent. Abnormal psychology is often used to explain criminal behavior.Soldiers suffering from PTSD may display abnormal behavior. think both normal and abnormal psychology tries to figure out why people feel the way they do and do the things they do. The only difference is that one looks at normal behavior and the other at abnormal behavior.
The normal curve is a hypothetical distribution of scores that is widely used in psychological testing. The normal. curve is a symmetrical distribution of scores with an equal number of scores above and below the midpoint. Given. that the distribution of scores is symmetrical (i.e., an equal number of scores actually are above and below the. midpoint) the mean, median, and mode all fall at the same point.