Do you think that the adolescent thinks the imaginary audience is real or imagined? Why do you think that?
Elkind believes one manifestation of adolescent egocentrism is the imaginary audience. In his view, the imaginary audience is a mental construct. Bell and Bromnick’s research surveyed hundreds of teenagers about their worries and concerns, and then asked them why those were particular concerns to them. The importance of other people’s judgments was important in many […]