EPPP Psychology

Category - Cognitive-Affective Bases of Behavior

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“My physician didn’t call to tell me the test results. She probably has bad news and doesn’t want to tell me.” is an example of what type of distorted thinking?

All or nothing thinking
Overgeneralization
Mental filter
Jumping to conclusions

Explanation

Answer: D - Jumping to conclusions is a type of distorted thinking that can occur when a person takes an action or lack of an action and immediately assumes something else has happened; “Don and I had a fight this morning and now he is late coming home from work. I think he has left me.” All or nothing thinking, overgeneralization, and mental filtering are also types of distorted thinking

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