Matt Believes That Because He Did Not Make an "A

question 193

Multiple Choice

Matt believes that because he did not make an "A" on his thermodynamics exam, he will never get into a good graduate school. What would Beck call this cognitive error?

• A)selective perception
• B)magnification
• C)overgeneralization
• D)absolutist thinking

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