As she moves quietly around the restaurant where she is a waitress, Alicia finds herself hearing "in her mind's ear" the song, "Just Whistle While You Work!" This would be an example of a(n):
A) proposition.
B) prototype.
C) auditory image.
D) cognitive schema.

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This is an example of an auditory image, as Alicia is not actually hearing the song out loud, but rather in her mind. A proposition is a statement that expresses a relationship between concepts, a prototype is a typical or ideal example of something, and a cognitive schema is a framework of beliefs and expectations about a particular topic. None of these concepts apply to Alicia's experience of mentally hearing the song.

As She Moves Quietly Around the Restaurant Where She Is