Adolescents often assume everyone else is thinking about the same thing they are thinking about: themselves. Elkind refers to this as
A) specialness.
B) apparent hypocrisy.
C) invulnerability.
D) the imaginary audience.

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Elkind's concept of the "imaginary audience" refers to adolescents' belief that they are the center of everyone else's attention, as if they are on stage and being watched by an audience. This leads them to think that others are constantly thinking about them, much like they are preoccupied with themselves.

Adolescents Often Assume Everyone Else Is Thinking About the Same