Elkind believes one manifestation of adolescent egocentrism is the imaginary audience. In his view, the imaginary audience is a mental construct. Bell and Bromnick’s (2003) research surveyed hundreds of teenagers about their worries and concerns, and then asked them why those were particular concerns to them. The importance of other people’s judgments was important in […]
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What aspect of adolescent egocentrism explains this mistake Ciara made?
Quiz 7: Adolescence Life Span Development: Winter Session of 2021 Ciara is a very intelligent and focused young woman. She has excellent grades at school, while working a part-time job on the weekends and participating in varsity sports. Yet, despite knowing the dangers, Ciara was hospitalized last weekend after mixing Vicodin with two drinks of […]
