Adolescent Egocentrism My observation took place at my boyfriend's house, who has a fifteen year old sister. I watched a total of eight adolescents, five girls and three boys, for about an hour. They had just returned from their freshman homecoming dance and it was a little after midnight. They were all still dressed in their suits and dresses, and very excited. Adolescent egocentrism is a form of thinking that involves 1)the belief that others are preoccupied with the adolescent, 2)that the adolescent is unique and 3)that the adolescent is indestructible. The first example of egocentrism that I obse