After getting her hair cut,15-year-old Denise tells her mother,"I can't go to school ever again because everyone is going to be laughing at my hair!" This aspect of adolescent egocentrism is called

A) the personal fable.
B) the imaginary audience.
C) idealistic thinking.
D) hypothetical-deductive reasoning.

The aspect of adolescent egocentrism described in the scenario is the imaginary audience, which involves the belief that others are constantly watching and judging one's appearance and behavior. The personal fable involves believing that one's experiences and emotions are unique and incomprehensible to others. Idealistic thinking involves setting unrealistic goals and expecting perfection, while hypothetical-deductive reasoning involves the ability to think systematically and logically about hypothetical situations.