Marsha is refusing to go to school because her mother wants her to wear the new sweater her grandmother bought her for her birthday.Marsha dramatically throws herself across her bed and pleads,"If I wear that new sweater,everyone in the whole school will call me a dork and I'll never be able to show my face in school again!" Marsha's behavior is a typical aspect of:
A) adolescent egocentrism.
B) abstract thought.
C) hypothetical reasoning.
D) a personal fable.

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Marsha's behavior is an example of adolescent egocentrism, which refers to the belief that others are constantly thinking about and evaluating oneself. Marsha believes that wearing the sweater will make her a social outcast, without considering that others may not even notice or care about what she's wearing.

Marsha Is Refusing to Go to School Because Her Mother