Sixteen-year-old Andre was helping his parents clean the windows
Unfortunately, one of the panes of glass nearby fell out of the window opening and left a cut on Andre's nose as he caught it. Andre is upset because now he is convinced his classmates will notice it and poke fun of him at school. Which of the following concepts best underlies Andre's thinking?
a) the imaginary audience
b) reversibility
c) naïve idealism
d) the personal fable
Answer: a
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