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    Adolescent egocentrism can be affected by factors other than cognitive development, such as social media and television emphasizing appearance. The author recalls becoming more emotional and less logical at age 15, when starting high school, suggesting social rather than cognitive influences were most significant during their adolescence.

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    Adolescent egocentrism can be affected by factors other than cognitive development, such as social media and television emphasizing appearance. The author recalls becoming more emotional and less logical at age 15, when starting high school, suggesting social rather than cognitive influences were most significant during their adolescence.

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    Adolescent egocentrism can be affected by factors other than cognitive development, such as social media and television emphasizing appearance. The author recalls becoming more emotional and less logical at age 15, when starting high school, suggesting social rather than cognitive influences were most significant during their adolescence.

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    Question

    Do you think that other factors besides changes in cognitive development may contribute to
    adolescent egocentrism? How might the emphasis in TV commercials on appearance affect an
    adolescent's concern with self? Can you recall any specific instances from your adolescence
    when you’re thinking underwent a change? How might this change have related to your
    cognitive development?
    Answer

    Children as they grow from middle childhood to adolescence period, they develop
    adolescent egocentrism. There are many factors that affect it, one of those being a cognitive
    development. Adolescence egocentrism is when teenagers will focus on themselves more than
    others points of view (Berger, 2019, P. 327). In this phase of their lives, they are going through
    puberty and there are a lot of emotions forming and so these kids have a hard time just
    managing that alone and so seeing another point of view is harder for them cognitively (Berger,
    2019, P327). But are there more factors that consider them. TV and social media have a huge
    effect on adolescent egocentrism and parenting have a lot to do with this as well.
    In this generation of technology, and how easily accessible it is to teenagers, it has a lot
    of negative impacts on them. In egocentrism, since they can’t see past their own opinions, this
    and social media make this hard for them. In TV, they show teenagers to be moody and
    dramatic and in also the era of streaming services they have endless opportunities for
    television. With this influence, teenagers are influenced by this and in my opinion makes this
    worse. Teenagers also ruminate, or really go over problems with their friends and obsess over
    them. This also increases anxiety and depression (Berger, 2019, P. 328). Which then anxiety
    and depression lead to teenagers putting themselves more than before.
    With my experience growing up, my adolescence period I had an accident and broke my back
    and had surgery. So, I had a challenge in my life that made me grow up a little faster. So, until I was
    about 13, I struggled a lot cognitively. But I remember after I was all healed, when I hit about 15 that’s
    then I think it started truly. I remember being really dramatic and not knowing why I was mad. Then I
    would have my mom or dad tell me to go down to my room and sit for a little trying to remind myself
    why I sassed them but sometimes I couldn’t figure out a reason. My parents did a really good job with
    two things; 1, they most of the time ignored it and so I couldn’t be justified in it, and 2, they were really
    good at keeping me grounded. They would always bring me out of irrational moments and to end it. My
    mom would always be sure to always remind me that emotions aren’t facts and sometimes all you need
    is ten seconds to breathe.
    But when I was 15 when I feel like I really got into that change, I feel that is when some of my
    logic went out the window. I don’t know if I think that cognitively anything was happening. But I feel
    like when I went into high school that is when this occurred. So, I don’t know if anything happened
    cognitively. I believe that there were more social influences rather than cognitive development.

    Reference

    Berger, K. S. (2019). Invitation to the life span (4th ed.). New York, NY: Worth Publishers.

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