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On a Popular Podcast, Unusual Disappearances Are Discussed

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On a popular podcast, unusual disappearances are discussed. In a recent episode, the podcasters discussed a woman who was found unconscious, but unharmed, behind a fast-food restaurant in a small town. She was taken to the hospital, where she remained unconscious for several days. When she woke up, she did not know her name, how old she was, where she was, or how she got there. She had no memory at all prior to that point. The experience of this woman is BEST described as:


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Imaginary Audience

A manifestation of adolescent egocentrism in which they assume that they are the focus of others’ attention.

Social Referencing

Seeking information from caregivers about how to interpret unfamiliar or ambiguous events by observing their emotional expressions and reactions.

Operational Reasoning

The stage of cognitive development, as identified by Piaget, in which children develop the ability to think logically about abstract concepts and concrete events.

Metacognition

The awareness and understanding of one's own thought processes, often referred to as "thinking about thinking."

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