Debbie Receives Her Paper Back from Her Instructor

Multiple Choice

Debbie receives her paper back from her instructor. It is marked with an A grade and has several positive comments. The instructor also suggested Debbie reword one small section. Debbie becomes extremely upset and tells her friends her instructor hated the paper and wants her to redo it. This is an example of ________

A) selective abstraction.
B) dichotomous thinking.
C) arbitrary inference.
D) learned helplessness.