Nancy's coworker earned a promotion and is transferring to the company's headquarters in a different city. Nancy is convinced that her coworker's real reason for leaving is to get away from her. She is committing which of the following cognitive errors?

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Personalization is the cognitive error in which an individual takes responsibility or blames themselves for external events, situations, or circumstances. In this case, Nancy is personalizing her coworker's transfer as a way to get away from her.

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