alleryA teenager is sure everyone will notice an ink spot on his shirt. Elkind calls this:
AImaginary audience
BPersonal fable
CSymbolic function
DAdolescent idealism
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Imaginary audience
1. Adolescents develop a special egocentrism, described by David Elkind.
2. One part is the belief that others are as focused on you as you are on yourself.
3. Imagining that everyone is watching is the **imaginary audience**, which makes teens very self-conscious.
**Why not the others:** Personal fable is the other part of adolescent egocentrism: a sense of being unique.
_Source: NCERT Class 11 Psychology, Ch 3 "Human Development", section "Cognitive Developmental Changes", p. 54 (ncert.nic.in/textbook/pdf/kepy103.pdf)_
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