Barry Has Just Failed a Test in His Pre-Law Class

Multiple Choice

Barry has just failed a test in his pre-law class. He begins to think about how he will never finish his bachelor's degree, get into a good law school, or realize his dreams of becoming a prosecutor. When this happens, he reminds himself that one test does not negate his previous history of good grades and that he can study more and ask for extra credit to make up for this one bad grade. This is an example of using ______________, which means he replaced emotional thoughts with more rational ones.

A) self-talk
B) self-knowledge
C) stagehogging
D) stereotyping