When Andre Did Not Receive the Highest Grade in the Class

question 39

Multiple Choice

When Andre did not receive the highest grade in the class (he actually earned a B+) , he immediately thought of himself as a failure and as the worst student. Andre was committing which of the following cognitive errors?  

• A)dichotomous thinking  
• B)selective abstraction  
• C)overgeneralization  
• D)personalization

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