Donna receives her paper back from her instructor. It is marked with an A grade and has several positive comments. The instructor has also suggested Donna reword one small section. Donna becomes extremely upset and tells her friends that her instructor hated the paper and wants her to redo it. This is an example of __________.

A. selective abstraction
B. dichotomous thinking
C. arbitrary inference
D. learned helplessness


Answer: A

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