Jordan gives a presentation during her Abnormal Psychology class.She notices that most students are attentive and ask questions, but that four other students play on their phone during her entire presentation. Afterwards, Jordan assumes that her presentation was boring and that she is a bad public speaker. This is an example of which cognitive distortion?

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Arbitrary inference is a cognitive distortion where a person makes a conclusion without sufficient evidence. Jordan assumes her presentation was boring based on the behavior of a few students, despite the majority being attentive.

Jordan Gives a Presentation During Her Abnormal Psychology Class