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66. 1. A pedestrian hit me and went under my car. 2.As I approached the intersec

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66. 1. A pedestrian hit me and went under my car. 2.As I approached the intersection a sign suddenly appeared in a place where no sign had ever appeared before. 3. My car was legally parked as it backed into the other vehicle. 4. The indirect cause of this accident was a little guy in a small car with a big mouth. 5. An invisible car came out of nowhere, struck my vehicle, and vanished. These are all examples of: A. Self-concept B. Ego Defenses C. Self-serving biases 67. When a person may see himself only in a negative light and fail to see the good characteristics he has-is an example of: A. Selective Abstraction D. Polarized Thinking B. Catastrophizing C. Overgeneralization E. Cognitive Dissonance AB. Cognitive consistency 68. After his girlfriend breaks up with him, a man thinks, "I'm never going to find someone who will love me-is an example of: A. Selective Abstraction D. Polarized Thinking E. Cognitive Dissonance B. Catastrophizing C. Overgeneralization AB. Cognitive consistency 69. A young man announces to his mother that he is getting married, and she immediately thinks about the likelihood of a deformed baby or even a divorce in his future. B. Catastrophizing C. Overgeneralization A. Selective Abstraction D. Polarized Thinking E. Cognitive Dissonance AB. Cognitive consistency 70. A football player, after an overall excellent performance, curses himself for the one pass that he should have caught-is an example of: B. Catastrophizing C. Overgeneralization A. Selective Abstraction D. Polarized Thinking E. Cognitive Dissonance AB. Cognitive consistency 71. Harmony among our various thoughts, and to a harmony between our thoughts and behaviors is B. Catastrophizing C. Overgeneralization A. Selective Abstraction D. Polarized Thinking E. Cognitive Dissonance AB. Cognitive consistency 72. Psychological discord: B. Catastrophizing C. Overgeneralization A. Selective Abstraction D. Polarized Thinking E. Cognitive Dissonance AB. Cognitive consistency

Explanation / Answer

66. Self serving Bias, as a person tries to acquiesce with certain terms that are unacceptable, to shade them from the piercing truth.

67. Selective abstraction, as the person only capitalizes on the bad as opposed to the good, it is linked with depression.

68. Over generalization, as this insinuates capping all probabilities under the same hood without stats.

69. Catastrophizing, as she is only thinking negatively, and that too about the prediction of future in negative light.

70. Polarized thinking, as he is only focusing on the negative side of the spectrum.

71. Cognitive Consistency, as there is a congruency between thoughts and behavior.

72. Cognitive dissonance, as it related to confusion and conflict.