After Jed Was "Dumped" by His Girlfriend, He Began Thinking

question 156

Multiple Choice

After Jed was "dumped" by his girlfriend, he began thinking that women cannot be trusted. He promised never to let himself get involved with another woman again, because "she will leave
Me just like my last girlfriend did." His cognitive error is ______.

• A) labeling and mislabeling
• B) emotional reasoning
• C) overgeneralization
• D) mental filter

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