Dana made an A on a test, was asked on a date by a guy in class, and was complimented by several people on her class presentation; but then she lost her psychology notes and searches the library and the cafeteria before she remembers that she left them at home. When her mother asks how her day went, Dana wails that it was just awful and relates only the part of her day when her psychology notes
were lost. According to Aaron Beck, Dana is exhibiting
a. all-or-nothing thinking.
b. selective perception.
c. overgeneralization.
d. personification.
B
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