Edmund Gets a Poor Grade on a Test,despite His Extensive

question 183

Multiple Choice

Edmund gets a poor grade on a test,despite his extensive studying for it.He immediately thinks "I am really stupid!" When other students tease him about his poor grade,he calls them "insensitive jerks." His cognitive error is ________.

• A)overgeneralization
• B)mental filter
• C)labelling and mislabelling
• D)jumping to conclusions

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