SAMPLE EXERCISE

 This exercise is taken from Chapter 2, The ABC Approach. Each chapter contains several exercises pertaining to the concepts contained in that chapter. Where appropriate, the exercises are structured to reflect what the reader has learned in studying earlier sections of the book.



Write an A or C in the space provided to identify whether the statement reflects an example of affect (A) or cognition (C).

  1. ___ Jose thinks that people are basically kind hearted.
  2. ___ Sue feels that most people are selfish.
  3. ___ Benjamin realized that he made a mistake.
  4. ___ Cynthia didn’t believe a word he said.
  5. ___ Pedro is elated.
  6. ___ Dominic is planning to travel abroad some day.
  7. ___ Susan feels stupid.
  8. ___ Allison feels she deserves a raise.
  9. ___ Roberta feels she can’t do it.
  10. ___ Bill knows that he’ll make a poor presentation.
  11. ___ Ingrid wants to graduate with a 3.5 grade point average.
  12. ___ Aretha feels that her teacher was unfair.
  13. ___ George felt cheated.
  14. ___ Shannon is down in the dumps.
  15. ___ Mercinth is tense.
  16. ___ Jim feels his girlfriend has lost interest in him.
  17. ___ Sam concluded that the car was too expensive.
  18. ___ Pauline feels that the car is just the right price.
  19. ___ Richie has a headache.
  20. ___ Beth is distracted.
  21. ___ John is really charged up.
  22. ___ Tamara daydreams in class.
  23. ___ Bob keeps telling himself that he can’t do well in math.
  24. ___ Natalie feels as though her life is falling apart.
  25. ___ Amy feels like she’s being used.