Kayli was going to have a baby and was upset when the nurse attending to her had purple hair, tattoos, and a pierced nose. She didn't seem to fit the type of person Kayli expected in this environment, which means the nurse did not match Kayli's _____ for a nurse.
A) episodic memory
B) social schema
C) script
D) declarative knowledge
E) exemplar

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Social schema refers to our preconceived beliefs about what types of individuals occupy certain roles or positions, and what behaviors or characteristics are associated with those roles. In this case, Kayli had a preconceived belief about the type of person she expected to see as a nurse, and the nurse with purple hair, tattoos, and a pierced nose did not fit her social schema for a nurse.

Kayli Was Going to Have a Baby and Was Upset