Question

Fifteen-year-old lawrence thought he had prepared for his final exams; however, when he got his scores, he was disappointed. rather than reviewing the areas of the test where he did not fare so well, lawrence confronted his teacher with a verbal lashing and accused the teacher of being "out to get" him. lawrence's behavior could be considered an example of

Answer 1

Answer: Adolescent egocentrism.

Adolescent egocentrism describes the inability that adolescents have to distinguish between their perception of what others think about them and what people really think about them. Lawrence had the perception that the teacher doesn't like him but that may not be true.