Kelly Is Upset Because She Believes She Is Not Adequately

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Multiple Choice

Kelly is upset because she believes she is not adequately keeping up with all of her demands as a full-time student,part-time bookkeeper,and single mother of three."I feel like I am so stupid; I barely achieved a 'C' on the biology test I just took." The counsellor points out she has As and Bs in all of her classes,including biology,and just got a raise at work."I know,but I should have done better on that test.If I screw up one thing,I think I am a failure." According to Ellis,what type of self-defeating mindset does this exemplify?

• A)Omniscience fallacy
• B)Invulnerability fallacy
• C)Dysfunctional belief of always demonstrating competence
• D)Dysfunctional belief of omnipotence

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Definitions:

Type II Error

A statistical error that occurs when a false null hypothesis is not rejected, meaning a real effect or difference is missed.

Power of the Test

The probability that the test correctly rejects a false null hypothesis, effectively detecting an effect when there is one.

Normally Distributed

A probability distribution that demonstrates symmetry around its mean, indicating that occurrences diminish as distance from the mean increases.

Probability

The quantification of the chance of an event happening, represented as a numerical value ranging from 0 to 1.