In my Psychological Statistics class, a student incorrectly adds a column of numbers and says, "I am so stupid." The student is displaying which of Beck's cognitive errors?

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The student is displaying overgeneralization, which is a cognitive error identified by Beck where a person makes a broad conclusion based on a single event or piece of evidence. In this case, the student incorrectly adds numbers once and concludes they are "stupid."

In My Psychological Statistics Class, a Student Incorrectly Adds a Column