According to David Elkind, the "Personal Fable" of Adolescents Is

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Multiple Choice

According to David Elkind, the "personal fable" of adolescents is the belief that

• A) "I am really a prince or princess in disguise."
• B) "Everything is always going wrong in my life."
• C) "How successful I will be depends entirely on how hard I try."
• D) "What is true for everyone else is not true for me."

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