Elkind identified two types of social thinking especially evident during adolescence, one of which is imaginary audience. Which of the following statements best describes what Elkind meant by imaginary audience?
a. a fantasy of having powerful imaginary friends who will rescue the adolescent then others are difficult or unkind
b. adolescents' feelings of always being on stage and that others are just as concerned about their appearance as they are
c. a temporary paranoid state in which the adolescent feels watched by others at all times then awake
d. a feeling that they are living in an audience watching their own life, as if it were on stage or in public
B
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A Incorrect. Elkind did not describe imaginary audience as a fantasy of having powerful imaginary friends who will rescue the adolescent then others are difficult or unkind.
B Correct. Elkind described imaginary audiencce as the adolescents' feelings of always being on stage and that others are just as concerned about their appearance as they are
C Incorrect. Elkind did not describe imaginary audience as a temporary paranoid state in which the adolescent feels watched by others at all times then awake.
D Incorrect. Elkind did not describe imaginary audience as a feeling that they are living in an audience watching their own life, as if it were on stage or in public.
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