"I got a 96 percent on this exam but the four I missed were easy. I must be stupid." This statement shows that the speaker is affected by the cognitive distortion referred to by Beck as
A. selective abstraction.
B. catastrophizing.
C. overgeneralization.
D. dichotomous thinking.
Answer: A
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