Your younger brother's best friend is a huge risk taker. Even though he is only 15 years old, he has already exhibited some very dangerous behaviors
One of his favorite activities is to run across a highway in the early evening when there is quite a bit of traffic. In talking to your brother's friend, you ask him, "Why would you risk your life?" He cannot reply with a good response. So you ask him, "How do you think the driver who almost hit you feels?" He tries to answer the question, but for some reason cannot give you the driver's perspective. Elkin proposed that adolescent egocentrism produces very specific cognitive characteristics in the minds of adolescents. Of those listed, which of the following best describes the cognition of this adolescent?
personal fable
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egocentrism
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the imaginary audience
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the adolescent growth spurt
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personal fable
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