Mariana, a 14-year-old girl, is dating a 19-year-old boy. Her parents disapprove of this behavior and forbid her from meeting the boy. Marina fights with her parents because of this as she believes that she loves him. She also believes that she is unique and is destined to get married to the love of her life at an early age. This scenario best represents the concept of the _____

A) personal fable
B) personal fantasy
C) imaginary audience
D) moral dilemma

A

Psychology

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a. This effect is much stronger than if the t value had turned out to be –7.26. b. Jonathan's study must have utilized an independent variable with 3 levels or groups. c. The results of this study did not turn out to be statistically significant. d. The probability of committing a Type I error is less than 5%.

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