Ruby and Myron have ended their relationship,and Ruby blames herself for the break-up because she views herself as unlikeable and unattractive.She sees herself as lacking in the type of personality and intelligence to keep a boyfriend for a long-term relationship.Ruby tells her friends that her whole life is ruined,and she should just leave the university and go home.Ruby's thinking best illustrates

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Ruby's belief that the breakup was caused by her personal flaws and that her whole life is ruined is an example of a pessimistic explanatory style, which is a cognitive bias that involves viewing negative events as caused by internal, stable, and global factors.

Ruby and Myron Have Ended Their Relationship,and Ruby Blames Herself