Marco Is a Teenager and Is Arguing with His Father

question 131

Multiple Choice

Marco is a teenager and is arguing with his father about borrowing the car on Friday night.Out of frustration, Marco states, "Dad, you don't know what it feels like to be a teenager.You have no clue about what I'm going through and how not having a car on Friday night is going to kill my social life.I swear, no one will be drinking at the party.Why don't you believe me?" Which of the following best describes the cognitive limitation Marco is experiencing?

• A)imaginary audience
• B)personal fable
• C)mnemonic device
• D)egocentrism

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Definitions:

Indole Ring

A bicyclic structure composed of a benzene ring fused to a five-membered nitrogen-containing pyrrole ring, found in many organic compounds.

Side Chain

A group of atoms attached to the main part of a molecule, influencing its chemical properties and reactions.

Amino Acid

Organic compounds that serve as the building blocks of proteins, containing both amine and carboxyl functional groups.

Imidazole Ring

A heterocyclic compound containing a ring made of three carbon atoms and two nitrogen atoms, found in many biologically important molecules.