In Beck’s list of faults in information processing, what is meant by the term absolutistic dichotomous thinking?
a. Drawing a specific conclusion in the absence of supporting evidence or in the presence of contrary evidence.
b. Focusing on a detail taken out of context, ignoring other meaningful features of the situation, and labeling the whole experience on the basis of a fragment.
c. Drawing a general conclusion on the basis of one or more isolated incidents and applying the concept across the board to related and unrelated situations.
d. Placing all experiences in one of two opposite categories, such as flawless or defective, saint or sinner.
e. A tendency to relate external events to yourself when there is no basis for making such a connection.
Answer: d
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