AP PSYCHOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Adolescent egocentrism is a term that child psychologist David Elkind used to describe the phenomenon of adolescents’ inability to distinguish between their perception of what others think about them and what people actually think in reality.

Detailed explanation-2: -This self-consciousness emerging from their feeling that they are constantly being observed by others is referred to as the ‘imaginary audience’. Adolescent egocentrism is also characterized by an imaginary audience with increased self-consciousness.

Detailed explanation-3: -This stage of development, referred to as adolescent egocentrism, is characterized by exaggerated self-awareness and the inability to differentiate between one’s own perceptions and the perceptions of others. In other words, the adolescent’s view is the only possible view. All others are false.

Detailed explanation-4: -It is a transitional period in a person’s life between childhood and adulthood. It is marked by rapid biological and psychological change in the individual. It starts at approximately 11 to 12 years of age and ends at 18 to 20 years of age. The concept of egocentrism deals with self focus.