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Selective abstraction

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In clinical psychology, selective abstraction refers to a type of cognitive bias in which a detail is taken out of context and believed whilst everything else in the context is ignored.[1] It commonly appears in Aaron Beck's work in Cognitive Therapy.

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References

  1. ^ Sundberg, Norman (2001). Clinical Psychology: Evolving Theory, Practice, and Research. Englewood Cliffs: Prentice Hall. ISBN 0130871192.