Michael walks into his house one night and finds his wife sitting at the dinner table crying.He immediately thinks,"What have I done to hurt her?" His cognitive error is ________.

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The cognitive error displayed by Michael is personalization, which involves assuming that one is responsible for events that are beyond their control. Michael assumes that he must have done something to make his wife cry, without considering other potential reasons for her tears.

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