Beck's development of cognitive therapy focused on treatment of depression. His theory included the idea of a negative triad, made of negative schemas and cognitive biases, which fuel each other. Which of the following is NOT one of the cognitive biases included in this theory?

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Irrationalism is not a specific cognitive bias identified by Beck. His proposed cognitive biases are: arbitrary inference, magnification, minimization, selective abstraction, and overgeneralization. Those biases contribute to irrational thoughts responses to life events.

Beck's Development of Cognitive Therapy Focused on Treatment of Depression