The tendency for teenagers to believe that bad things only happen to other people, not to them, is an example of what Elkind called the __________
A) imaginary audience.
B) personal fable.
C) naive idealism.
D) mortality scheme.

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Elkind called the belief that bad things only happen to other people, not to oneself, the personal fable. The personal fable is a common cognitive distortion among adolescents.

The Tendency for Teenagers to Believe That Bad Things Only