Question

Although Kendra, a 16-year-old, occasionally shows signs of ______________, it may be more an indication of her attempt to develop an identity, and to psychologically separate from her family, than a sign of general cognitive immaturity.

Answer 1

The correct answer is: adolescent egocentrism.

Step-by-step explanation:

Adolescent egocentrism is an adolescent's behavior in which they cannot make a difference between their perception and the real perception of what other people think about them.

The term was introduced by a child psychologist David Elkind.

The teenagers who suffer from this type of behavior are strongly convinced that they are the most important person in the world and that the negative beliefs of other people are wrong. According to these teenagers, their point of view is the only possible and correct view, and all other opinions and ideas are false or irrelevant.