Question

. Your 14-year old nephew just walked in the door from school and told you that he is not going to go back to school. You ask why and he tells you that everyone will laughed at him because he dropped his tray full of food as he sat down during lunch. Although you tried to help, he was inconsolable. Why

Answer 1

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Your 14-year-old nephew just walked in the door from school and told you that he is not going to go back to school. You ask why and he tells you that everyone laughed at him because he dropped his tray full of food as he sitting down during lunch. Although you tried to help, he was inconsolable. Why? Your nephew was experiencing what David Elkind regarded as ____.

A. the personal fable

B. the imaginary audience

C. egocentrism

D. the adolescent growth spurt

Answer:

Your nephew was experiencing what David Elkind regarded as B. the imaginary audience .

Step-by-step explanation:

Psychologist David Elkind was the one who coined the term imaginary audience. It refers to a concept that is very common among teenagers, although it can be "felt" at other stages in life as well. It is the belief that others have their attention turned to you all the time, as if they were constantly watching or listening to you. Imaginary audience is directly connected to personal fable (feeling as if you are special and unique) and egocentrism. Your nephew is inconsolable because he is sure everyone at school not only saw what happened to him, but are also still thinking and talking about it. He is experiencing the imaginary audience concept.

Answer 2

The imaginary audience

Step-by-step explanation:

The imagined audience refers to a state in which some teenagers belief that all eyes are on them, a person imagines and assumes a lot of people are listening or watching him or her actively.

Most times, adolescents whom are influenced by an external crowd may be self-conscious, and may be worried with what other people think of it.

The nephew even after the incident in school, still felt that a crowd of people are still watching him, which isn't really true. This reflects the imaginary audience .

Adolescents think they're at the center stage, they're going to look at them and wonder how people would react to their behavior and behaviour.