Rory Just Found Out That He Didn't Get into the Psychology

question 19

Multiple Choice

Rory just found out that he didn't get into the psychology program at Wilfrid Laurier,and he's freaking out.Now he might as well NOT even bother going to university,which means that he will have to work for his father's carpet cleaning company.He'll probably get cancer from the chemicals and die a young man.What pattern of illogical thinking is Rory demonstrating here?

• A) selective perception
• B) overgeneralization
• C) magnification
• D) intensification

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