Martha states that "everyone is staring at my beetle brows" after her mother refuses to drive her to get her eyebrows waxed.Martha's belief is an example of what David Elkind calls the ________ of adolescence.
A)personal fable
B)paranoid thinking
C)imaginary audience
D)delusions

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Martha's belief that everyone is staring at her eyebrows is an example of the imaginary audience, which is the belief that others are constantly watching and evaluating one's behavior and appearance. This is a common cognitive distortion in adolescence. Personal fable refers to the belief that one is unique and invincible, paranoid thinking is an unfounded suspicion of others, and delusions are false beliefs that are not responsive to evidence.

Martha States That "Everyone Is Staring at My Beetle Brows