Identify the type of perceptual alteration represented in the following example: Jim, a 12-year-old, states, "I am different from others in my physical education class because I am the class dunce."
a. Distorted reality
b. Selective attention
c. Self-fulfilling prophecy
d. Cognitive distortion
ANS: C
Negative concepts of possible selves can become a self-fulfilling prophecy. Distorted reality refers to a sense of self not based in reality. Selective attention occurs when a person hears only part of the message. Cognitive distortion refers to a distortion in thinking.
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