Sixteen-year-old Edward is sexually active but doesn't practice safe sex. He thinks becoming infected with AIDS is something that would happen to other people, but not to him. Which of the following concepts best explains this phenomenon?
A) hypothetical reasoning
B) the personal fable
C) the imaginary audience
D) the illusion of invulnerability
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