When you enter a restaurant, you typically expect that you will be seated by someone that he/she will give you a menu before you order, and that he/she will bring you a bill at the conclusion of the meal. These thoughts together are best considered to be an example of
A)a retrieval cue
B)priming
C)overlearning
D)a schema

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These thoughts are an example of a schema, which is a mental structure that an individual uses to organize knowledge and guide cognitive processes and behavior. Schemas help people categorize and interpret information based on their past experiences, in this case, the typical process of dining in a restaurant.

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