Discuss how the main concepts of Elkind’s theory of adolescent egocentrism play out in the modern context in which social media, games, and apps dominate many teenagers’ lives

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Explanation for the subject: David Elkind believed that the teenage years are marked by adolescent egocentrism, a theory of human development that consists of two concepts. The first concept, the imaginary audience is the common belief among adolescents that they are or will be the focus of attention in social situations, and that others are as critical or approving as they are of themselves. The second concept, personal fable is an exaggerated sense of one’s personal uniqueness and indestructibility, which can be the basis of the risk-taking commonly seen in adolescence.