Rebecca does not trust babysitters. She bases this distrust on an isolated news report about a babysitter who mistreated several children many years ago. After hearing this news report, she concluded that "that's what babysitters do" and since that time has not hired a babysitter to care for her child. Rebecca's thinking exemplifies which of the cognitive distortions?
a) Personalization
b) Dichotomous thinking
c) Minimization
d) Overgeneralization
Answer: d) Overgeneralization
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A. testosterone exposure B. organizing effects C. activating effects D. estrogen exposure
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a. Harlow b. Piaget c. Erikson d. Kohlberg e. K?bler-Ross