When Someone "Jumps to Conclusions," Beck Would Say That He

question 316

Multiple Choice

When someone "jumps to conclusions," Beck would say that he or she is suffering from a distortion in thought called __________.

• A) selective thinking
• B) arbitrary inference
• C) overgeneralization
• D) personalization

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Definitions:

Sample Proportion

The fraction of items in a sample that are of a particular type or category.

Parameter

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Margin of Error

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