Colby is talking with his wife, Shayla, when Shayla starts crying. Colby immediately assumes that Shayla wants a divorce. What kind of cognitive distortion does this situation illustrate?

A. All-or-nothing thinking
B. Emotional crumbling
C. Jumping to conclusions
D. Overgeneralizing


C. Jumping to conclusions

Psychology

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a. manipulating a variable of interest b. establishing cause and effect relationships c. preliminary research in an area d. describing a variable

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The technique called rehearsal involves the internal ____________________ of the contents of short-term memory

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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The end result of PKA activation over time appears to be a. decreased numbers of synaptic terminals on sensory neurons

b. increased numbers of synaptic terminals on sensory neurons. c. decreased numbers of postsynaptic receptors. d. increased numbers of postsynaptic receptors.

Psychology

________________ is the search for evidence that only supports a preexisting belief, whereas ______________ involves accepting preexisting evidence, only if it confirms a belief

A) Confirmation bias; belief perseverance B) Belief perseverance; confirmation bias C) The availability heuristic; the representativeness heuristic D) The representativeness heuristic; the availability heuristic

Psychology