Which situation best illustrates Beck's concept of overgeneralization in depressives?

a. When it rains on the day of the picnic, the host feels he should have scheduled it for another day

b. Despite feeling great anger at his mother, a boy yells at himself.
c. When a girl is complimented on her hair, she assumes that the person who complimented her was just showing pity for her.
d. A man burns the toast one morning at breakfast and concludes that he is a worthless father and husband.


d

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a. right to privacy. b. full disclosure. c. voluntary participation. d. protection from harm.

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Who has just reached the age at which he would receive protection under the U.S. Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1986?

a. Kingsley, who is 30 b. Luther, who is 40 c. Yasir, who is 50 d. Beasley, who is 60

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John is conducting a quasi-experiment to examine the effects of smoking on lung health. What kind of variable is lung health in this study?

A. Independent B. Dependent C. Confounding D. Experimental

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