Adolescents express the personal fable by ______.
A. thinking everyone is looking at them and concerned about what they are doing
B. believing that they are special, unique, and invulnerable
C. experiencing heightened self-consciousness
D. telling lies to others in order to make themselves feel important
Answer: B
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