Jeff Experiences Some Technical Glitches with His Computer Program During

question 242

Multiple Choice

Jeff experiences some technical glitches with his computer program during an important presentation at a company meeting. Although flustered, he quickly recovers and carries on with his presentation. He gets a round of enthusiastic applause at the end of the presentation and a personal compliment from the company president. But afterward, Jeff agonizes over his technical problems with the computer program and is certain that he has forever disgraced himself in the eyes of his superiors and will never get promoted. According to Beck's cognitive therapy, Jeff is demonstrating a(n) _____ called _____.

• A) irrational belief; arbitrary inference
• B) negative cognitive bias; selective abstraction
• C) irrational belief; personalization
• D) unconscious conflict; overgeneralization

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Definitions:

Culture

The set of shared attitudes, values, goals, and practices that characterizes an institution, organization, or group.

Mores

are the accepted traditional customs, moral attitudes, or manners of a particular social group, which guide behaviors and can distinguish right from wrong.

Taboos

Culturally forbidden practices or norms that are considered unacceptable or prohibited in society.

Crescive Norms

Unwritten, societal rules and conventions that emerge gradually and dictate appropriate behaviors in various situations.