Cognitive Distortions: Jumping to Conclusions

Jay Foster introduces the concept of cognitive distortions, focusing on 'jumping to conclusions.' This distortion involves making assumptions about others' thoughts or future events without evidence. Examples are provided to illustrate the concept. The video concludes with a summary and a call to action to explore more content on the channel.

What is the main topic of Jay Foster's video?

• Cognitive distortions in general

• Fortune-telling

• Jumping to conclusions

• Mind reading

What are the other names for the jumping to conclusions cognitive distortion?

• Labeling and mislabeling

• Personalization and blaming

• Mind reading and fortune-telling

• Overgeneralization and catastrophizing

What does the jumping to conclusions cognitive distortion involve?

• Assuming you know what someone else is thinking

• Predicting the future as if it were fact

• Both A and B

• Neither A nor B

Which of the following is an example of jumping to conclusions?

• Neither A nor B

• Both A and B

• Thinking that if someone is elected, the environment will be destroyed

• Believing that nobody will buy a product until it can fly higher than a thousand feet

What does Jay Foster say about our ability to predict the future?

• We are very poor predictors of the future

• We are excellent predictors of the future

• We should not try to predict the future at all

• We can sometimes predict the future accurately

What should viewers do after watching Jay Foster's video?

• Subscribe to his channel

• None of the above

• Check out other videos on his channel

• Both A and B