alleryA teenager believes no one has ever felt what he feels and that he is one of a kind. This is:
AImaginary audience
BPersonal fable
CMoral realism
DAnimistic thinking
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Personal fable
1. Elkind described two parts of adolescent egocentrism.
2. The **personal fable** is the adolescent's sense of uniqueness, that personal feelings and fate are unlike anyone else's.
3. Believing no one has ever felt the same is a personal fable.
**Why not the others:** Imaginary audience is about feeling watched, not feeling 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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