Four boys read this line from a story: "The two men entered the restaurant and ordered hamburgers." Which one of the boys is clearly using a script while reading the story?
A)Alex assumes that the men probably looked at a menu before ordering.
B)Bob is guessing that the men probably have evil motives.
C)Colin wonders what the men look like.
D)Devon thinks the men should be more careful about their cholesterol intake.

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Alex is using a script because his assumption about looking at a menu before ordering is based on common knowledge about how restaurants typically operate, which is what a script in cognitive psychology refers to.

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