A Cognitive Bias That Involves Making a Sweeping Judgment About

question 152

Multiple Choice

A cognitive bias that involves making a sweeping judgment about the self on the basis of a single event is known as:

• A)Selective abstraction
• B)Amplification
• C)Catastrophization
• D)Overgeneralization

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Definitions:

Sympathetic Nervous System

A part of the autonomic nervous system that prepares the body for action and stress responses, often referred to as the fight-or-flight response.

Fight-Or-Flight

A physiological reaction to perceived harmful events, attacks, or threats to survival, preparing the body to either confront or flee from the situation.

Mediates

Acts as a negotiator or intermediary between parties to help resolve a dispute or bring about an agreement.

Duchenne Smiles

Genuine smiles that involve contraction of both the zygomatic major muscle, which pulls up the corners of the mouth, and the orbicularis oculi muscle, which raises the cheeks and forms crow's feet around the eyes.