Selection tool acting differently than expected, what did I press?

I must have selected a preference inadvertently, because I'm getting some different behavior from the selection tool. When selecting a box, for example, I get two sets of handles instead of one, and this makes resizing and snapping to where you want it to go want almost impossible.
I've attaced an image. Can anyone provide some guidance?
Thanks!

You toggled "use preview bounds" on, which will include the stroke in the size of an object. Look in the flyout menu of your align panel for the toggle to turn it back off.

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