Last night, Allie's mom gave her a haircut. As she walked into her high school, she felt like everyone could tell that her bangs were a little uneven. This example illustrates the belief of a(n):
a) underestimation.
b) personal fable.
c) self-serving bias.
d) imaginary audience.
ANS: D, The imaginary audience is the belief sometimes held by adolescents in which they view themselves as actors with everyone else as the audience.
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