. In Elkind's study (2007) it was shown that girls had higher reported scores on personal fable and risk behavior

Sixteen-year-old Paul drinks heavily and drives dangerously fast, believing that he cannot be hurt. Paul is demonstrating

a. the personal fable.
b. deductive reasoning.
c. self-awareness.
d. the invincibility fable.

The power of the invincibility fable may be observed in

young military recruits who hope to be sent into combat. a 17-year-old boy who drives cautiously. an 18-year-old girl who insists that her boyfriend use a condom during sex. an adolescent who sings in front of the bathroom mirror, knowing that the neighbors must be listening.