A teenager thinks, "I'm never going to have an accident if I drive drunk— that happens to other kids, not me." This type of thinking reflects:

a) the imaginary audience.
b) egocentric monitoring.
c) formal operational thinking.
d) the personal fable.

Ans: d) the personal fable.

Psychology

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Memories for the performance of actions or skills are called:

a. procedural memories. b. semantic memories. c. declarative memories. d. episodic memories.

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