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Chapter 15
adolescence: Cognitive Development
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Psychology
Undergraduate 2
04/10/2015

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Adolescent egocentrism
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A characteristic of adolescent thinking that leads young people (ages 10-13) o focus on themselves to the exclusion of others 
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Personal fable 
Definition
An aspect of adolescent egocentrism characterized by an adolescent's belief that his or her thoughts, feelings, and experiences are unique, more wonderful or awful than anyone else's 
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Invincibility fable 
Definition
An adolescent's egocentric conviction that he or she cannot be overcome or even harmed by anything that might defeat a normal mortal, such as unprotected sex, drug abuse, or high speed driving. 
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Imaginary audience 
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The other people who, in an adolescent's egocentric belief, are watching and taking note of his or her appearance, ideas, and behavior. This belief makes many teenagers very self-concious 
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Hypothetical thought 
Definition
Reasoning that includes propositions and possibilities that may not reflect reality. 
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Abstract thinking
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1) Deductive reasoning: reasoning from a general statement, premise, or principle, trough logical steps, to figure out specifics.

2) Inductive reasoning: 

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