When Stu does poorly on one exam, he feels he will never succeed academically. When he does well on any given exam, Stu has no doubt that he will always succeed at all things academic. There never seems to be any middle ground in between. The type of cognitive distortion MOST demonstrated by Stu is:

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Stu's thought pattern is an example of all-or-none thinking, also known as black-and-white thinking, where he sees his academic abilities in extremes—either as a total success or a complete failure, with no middle ground.

When Stu Does Poorly on One Exam, He Feels He