The Type of Cognitive Error That Involves Thinking and Interpreting

question 42

Multiple Choice

The type of cognitive error that involves thinking and interpreting in all-or-nothing terms, or in categorising experiences in either/or extremes, is known as:

• A) magnification and exaggeration.
• B) polarised thinking.
• C) arbitrary inference.
• D) over-generalisation.

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