Cognitive errors Flashcards
1
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Selective abstraction
A
Drawing a conclusion based on only part of the information
2
Q
Arbitrary inference
A
Drawing an unjustified conclusion
3
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All or nothing thinking
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Seeing things only as extremes of black or white with no shades of grey
4
Q
Magnification/minimisation
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Emphasizing negatives and playing down positives
5
Q
Disqualifying the positive
A
“I only came first by chance”
6
Q
Personalization
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Assuming the responsibility for all negative events
7
Q
Catastrophic thinking
A
I embarrassed myself in front of my colleages - ill never be able to face them again
8
Q
Over-generalisation
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Viewing a single negative event as as the norm
9
Q
Emotional reasoning
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Using emotions as evidence
10
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Jumping to conclusions
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Misreading or fortune-telling
