Question

Mike thanked his wife, felicia, for a wonderful dinner, but noted that the potatoes could have used a bit more seasoning. felicia interpreted mike's comment to mean that the entire meal was completely awful, so she vowed never to cook again. felicia's tendency to emphasize only the negative in mike's comment is an example of ________.

Answer 1

The correct answer is selective thinking. Selective thinking is defined in psychology as a process by which an individual selects a favorable evidence in a particular belief and that the individual will likely engage to ignoring the unfavorable evidence whereby it could undermine the certain belief.