Lindsay fails an accounting test. Lindsay now believes that she should probably change to a non-business major, that she should quit her part-time job at the bank, and should resign as the treasurer for the business club, even though she is quite good at all of these activities. Lindsay's behavior exemplifies the distortion of thinking cognitive therapists call

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Lindsay's belief that failing one accounting test means she should change her major, quit her job, and resign as treasurer, despite being good at these activities, is an example of overgeneralization. This cognitive distortion involves making broad interpretations from a single or few events.

Lindsay Fails an Accounting Test