The imaginary audience is adolescents' belief that they are
A) the focus of everyone else's attention and concern.
B) special and unique.
C) boring and ordinary.
D) idealistic and overly critical.

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The imaginary audience is the phenomenon where adolescents believe that they are the focus of everyone else's attention and concern. They believe that their appearance, behavior, and actions are constantly being scrutinized by others, leading to self-consciousness and an exaggerated sense of self-importance.

The Imaginary Audience Is Adolescents' Belief That They Are