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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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| 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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| 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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| 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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| Reasoning that includes propositions and possibilities that may not reflect reality. |
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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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