Barney Read the Script Wrong Three Times in a Row

question 23

Multiple Choice

Barney read the script wrong three times in a row during this morning's show. He believes his career is over, and he is filled with self-hatred. Beck would say Barney is at risk for developing depression because he is engaging in _____.

• A) selective perception
• B) overgeneralization
• C) transference
• D) self-defeating behavior

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Definitions:

Hypothesis

A proposed explanation for a phenomenon made as a starting point for further investigation, testing, or experimentation.

Plausible

Seeming reasonable or probable; believable or credible.

Indirectly

Not directly, but by means of an intermediate step or through a secondary cause.

Hypothesis

A proposed explanation for a phenomenon, made as a starting point for further investigation, testing, or experimentation.