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. When feeling great anger at his mother, a boy wonders what is wrong with her.
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. emotions and personality traits b. fears and anxieties c. attitudes and bad habits d. all of these
Whenever Keith discusses current events with his classmates, he tends to be overly certain in his opinions and intolerant of anyone else's opinion. Even when evidence contradicts him, Keith finds it difficult to change his beliefs. According to Rokeach, Keith would be described as exhibiting
a. dogmatism. b. cognitive dissonance. c. self-stereotyping. d. ethnocentrism.