Tracey broke up with her boyfriend. When she came home from school, her mother asked her what was wrong. Tracey began crying and said to her mother, "You just won't understand! No one understands!!" What aspect of adolescent thinking does this illustrate?

A. self-consciousness
B. imaginary audience
C. personal fable
D. metacognition


Answer: C

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