QUESTION 4 Tommy\'s Dad took him to the mall parking lot for a driving lesson. B

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QUESTION 4

Tommy's Dad took him to the mall parking lot for a driving lesson. Before Tommy gets behind the wheel, his Dad makes him walk around the car a few times as they talk. Tommy thinks his Dad is doing this to embarass him and is sure that everyone at school tomorrow will make fun of him for his nerdy Dad. This displays which of Piaget's adolescent phenomenon?

Conservation

Imaginary audience

Invincibility fable

Personal fable

Conservation

Imaginary audience

Invincibility fable

Personal fable

Explanation / Answer

Ans. (b)

The phenomenon of the imaginary audience refers to a state when an individual confuses his or her own thoughts with those of a hypothesized group of people. Whereas Personal Fable refers to the belief held by many adolescents thinking themselves to be special and unique to the extent that they will remain unaffected by any of the life's difficulties or problems regardless of their behaviour.

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