Ricardo is a 16-year-old who recently survived a terrible car wreck with his father, who also survived. However, Ricardo was badly injured with a small but deep cut in his cheek that he had to have stitches in. Because of this, he does not want to go to play in the district golf match he has worked hard for all year because he is worried everyone will be looking at his injury. Ricardo's emphasis on imagining what others would be thinking about his face and stitches is an example of his __________.

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The imaginary audience is fictitious observers who pay as much attention to adolescents' behavior as adolescents do themselves.

Ricardo Is a 16-Year-Old Who Recently Survived a Terrible Car