Beck's Cognitive Therapy Focuses on

question 4

Multiple Choice

Beck's cognitive therapy focuses on

• A) eliminating illogical and self-defeating thoughts.
• B) transference and resistance.
• C) positive and negative reinforcement.
• D) the relationship between therapist and client.

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Definitions:

Foot-In-The-Door Phenomenon

A psychological tactic where getting a person to agree to a small request makes them more likely to agree to a larger request later.

Attitude

A psychological construct consisting of cognitive, affective, and behavioral components that reflects a person's likes or dislikes and predispositions toward certain ideas, objects, people, or situations.

Dispositional Attribution

The inclination to ascribe an individual's actions more to their character traits or personality rather than to the circumstances they are in.

Situational Attribution

The process of attributing behavior to external factors or circumstances rather than to internal personality traits.