As part of a class assignment to "find out how it feels to be crazy for a day," students performed some "strange" behaviors in public, such as talking to imaginary people, covering their heads with aluminum foil, or walking around a mall with an open umbrella.The students are exhibiting which facet of abnormality?

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The students are exhibiting social nonconformity by purposely behaving in ways that are considered abnormal or strange by societal norms. Cultural relativity refers to the idea that abnormality is determined by cultural context, psychoses involve severe disruption of perception and thought, and neuroses involve anxiety and maladaptive behavior patterns.

As Part of a Class Assignment to "Find Out How