Nancy's Coworker Earned a Promotion and Is Transferring to the Company's

question 23

Multiple Choice

Nancy's coworker earned a promotion and is transferring to the company's headquarters in a different city. Nancy is convinced that her coworker's real reason for leaving is to get away from her. She is committing which of the following cognitive errors?  

• A)dichotomous thinking  
• B)selective abstraction  
• C)overgeneralization  
• D)personalization

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