Rebecca does not trust babysitters.She bases this distrust on an isolated news report about a babysitter who mistreated several children many years ago.After hearing this news report,she concluded that "that's what babysitters do" and since that time has not hired a babysitter to care for her child.Rebecca's thinking exemplifies which of the cognitive distortions?
A) Personalization
B) Dichotomous thinking
C) Minimization
D) Overgeneralization

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Rebecca's thinking is an example of overgeneralization, where she has taken a single negative event and generalized it to all babysitters, believing that they mistreat children. She has not considered that this may not be representative of all babysitters and that there are many responsible and caring individuals who work in this profession.

Rebecca Does Not Trust Babysitters