Five-year-old Marvin chooses Alain to be his friend because Alain is also five years old and he too likes to play with Legos. Marvin does not realize that Alain's skin is a different colour from his own or that their families go to different places of worship. What concept does this illustrate?

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Perceptual schemata are mental frameworks that we use to organize and interpret information. In this case, Marvin's perceptual schema for "friend" is based on age and shared interests, rather than race or religion.

Five-Year-Old Marvin Chooses Alain to Be His Friend Because Alain