CHILD DEVELOPMENT PEDAGOGY

GROWTH DEVELOPMENT CHILD

CHILD PSYCHOLOGY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Another example of adolescent egocentrism is the ____ having an inflated opinion of one’s importance, feeling special and unique.
A
Stereotype threat
B
Personal fable
C
Social constructivism
D
Self-serving bias
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Adolescent Egocentrism Examples Spending an inordinate amount of time grooming for fear of being ridiculed for not looking just right. Refusing to go to school because they have a pimple or other flaw and believe that all their classmates will be staring at them.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Personal Fable is a belief held by many adolescents telling them that they are special and unique, so much so that none of life’s difficulties or problems will affect them regardless of their behavior.

Detailed explanation-3: -Examples of personal fable can be seen in the following typified assertions made by adolescents: “Nobody understands me.” “My parents just don’t know what I’m going through–what do they know about what it’s like being a teenager?” “You just don’t know how it feels."

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