Lloyd gets a poor grade on a test, despite extensive studying for it. He immediately thinks "I am really stupid!" When other students tease him about his poor grade, he calls them
"insensitive jerks." His cognitive error is ______.
A) overgeneralization
B) mental filter
C) labeling and mislabeling
D) jumping to conclusions

Question

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Lloyd is engaging in "labeling and mislabeling" by assigning global, negative labels to himself ("I am really stupid") and to others ("insensitive jerks") based on specific incidents. This cognitive error involves describing an event or experience with a label that is emotionally loaded and not fully accurate.

Lloyd Gets a Poor Grade on a Test, Despite Extensive