Which of the Following Examples Demonstrates What the Cognitive Model

question 16

Multiple Choice

Which of the following examples demonstrates what the cognitive model means when it discusses selective abstraction?

• A)Nicholette who believes that she will be more likely to win a gamble if she tosses the dice than if someone else does
• B)Manuel who believes that it is better to be overly modest than appear to be a braggart
• C)Ruth who chooses to focus on one instance where she gave an incorrect answer in class as the reason why she feels alienated and like an outsider in all her classes
• D)Rick who believes that if his girlfriend breaks up with him,there is nothing he will be able to do to make himself feel better

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