16-year-old Sally primps in front of every mirror she comes across and believes that she is the focus of everyone's attention—even fictitious observers. Sally is demonstrating __________

a) adolescent egocentrism
b) imaginary audience
c) formal operation thought disorder
d) personal fable

Answer: b

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Researchers at a local power plant company increase the level of lighting in the

workplace to study the impact of this increase on performance. However, they found that the effect occurred because of the presence of the researchers, not the increase in luminance. Which of the following best describes this type of experiment? A) Naturalistic observation B) Field Study C) Lost letter technique D) MUM effect

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