One implication which follows from the personal fable of adolescence is that adolescents

a. believe that getting pregnant won't happen to them.
b. show great fear of teenage pregnancy.
c. believe that contraception is necessary for health reasons.
d. tend to score high on measures of formal operational thought


Answer: a

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