Selective abstraction
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In clinical psychology, selective abstraction is 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.

See also

• Aaron T. Beck
• Clinical Psychology
• Cognitive bias
• Cognitive therapy

References

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

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