Your friend has applied to several medical schools. After receiving one rejection letter, she concludes that she will not be admitted to any school and feels depressed. Your friend is engaging in __________
a) arbitrary inference.
b) overgeneralization.
c) minimization.
d) selective thinking.
b
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Many of our long-term memories can be affected by the way we conceptualize our world, known as our _________
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Researchers have described four categories of social status. Which children were the ones who most often were rated as "liked" and rarely rated as "disliked"?
a. popular b. rejected c. neglected d. controversial
Of all of the cosmetic surgical procedures done in the U.S., about are done on women
a. 67% b. 77% c. 92% d. 99%
Which of the following is a characteristic of Rett's disorder?
A. The loss of previously acquired skills, such as the ability to walk and to communicate after three years of apparently normal development B. Stereotyped behavior from birth C. A loss of hearing at birth D. A range of physical, behavioral, motor, and cognitive abnormalities that begin after a few months of normal development