Question

Tucker insists that he can't wear the new jeans his mom got for him because they look too new, and his classmates will make fun of them. After spending the evening making deliberate cuts in the fabric and fraying the edges, he declares that the jeans are now suitable to wear. Tucker's concerns illustrate _____.

a. logic
b. moral reasoning
c. adolescent egocentrism
d. modesty
adolescent egocentrism

Answer 1

Adolescent ego-centrism

Explanation:

Adolescents and older adolescents believe that their behavior is attentive and attractive to others. Egocentric adolescent believes that all people eyes are attracted towards them. It is the normal cognitive limitation that occurs with all adolescents. It occurs from 12 to 19 years.

Thus in the above statement, Tucker's concern about wearing new jeans that were bought by his mother illustrates ego-centrism.