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Egocentrism in Adolescence

Name: Egocentrism in Adolescence
Creator: David Elkind
Keywords: Ego, Adolescent, Concept Formation, Infant, Newborn, Infant, Fantasy, Self Concept, 3. Good health, Affect, Introversion, Psychological

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 01 Dec 1967Publisher:JSTORJournal:Child Development, volume 38, page 1,025 (issn: 0009-3920,

Authors: David Elkind;

doi: 10.2307/1127100 , 10.1111/j.1467-8624.1967.tb04378.x

pmid: 5583052

Egocentrism in Adolescence

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Abstract

This paper describes the different forms of egocentrism characteristic of each of the major stages of cognitive growth outlined by Piaget. Particular attention is paid to the egocentrism of adolescence which is here described as the failure to differentiate between the cognitive concerns of others and those of the self. This adolescent egocentrism is said to give rise to 2 mental constructions, the imaginary audience and the personal fable, which help to account for certain forms of adolescent behavior and experience. These considerations suggest, it is concluded, that the cognitive structures peculiar to a given age period can provide insights with respect to the personality characteristics of that age level.

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University of Rochester
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Ego, Adolescent, Concept Formation, Infant, Newborn, Infant, Fantasy, Self Concept, Affect, Introversion, Psychological, Child Development, Cognition, Personality Development, Child, Preschool, Imagination, Humans, Interpersonal Relations, Perception, Child, Defense Mechanisms

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