An individual who routinely predicts that something bad is always about to happen even when there is no evidence to support this thinking is engaging in a type of cognitive distortion identified by David Burns as_______

a. mind reading
b. fortune telling
c. overgeneralizing
d. weather forecasting

B

Psychology

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What effects do you think an earlier age of viability will have on our experience with preterm infants? Indicate whether this statement is true or false.

Psychology

The modern era of abuse of volatile solvents by young people can be traced to a 1959 newspaper report of

A. gasoline huffing. B. glue sniffing. C. lead paint poisoning. D. nitrite abuse.

Psychology