When Andre did not receive the highest grade in the class (he actually earned a B+), he immediately thought of himself as a failure and as the worst student. Andre was committing which of the following cognitive errors?

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Andre's thought process reflects dichotomous thinking, which is a cognitive error where a person sees things in black and white, all-or-nothing, either-or terms. He is focusing only on his grade and interpreting it as a total failure, instead of focusing on the fact that he still received a good grade that most people would be happy with.

When Andre Did Not Receive the Highest Grade in the Class