Alicia suspects that her estranged husband is sexually abusing their daughter Kimberly during custodial visits. She tells her friend Heather that she became suspicious when she noticed Kimberly touching her sexual parts in bed on three separate occasions in the past week. Upon hearing this, Heather remarks, "Isn't it common for four-year-old girls to touch themselves in that way out of general curiosity?" Heather's comment concerns which of the following?

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Heather's comment refers to the "base rate of the behavior," which means how common or normal the behavior (in this case, self-touching by a four-year-old) is in the general population, without implying any specific cause such as abuse.

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