Rosaura certainly has an idea of what an apartment is like. She thinks it is a small walk-up on the fifth floor, the kitchen is better suited for take-out meals than dinner parties, and the views are limited to alleys and the windows of other apartments. As a result, when she moves to a small city and is looking for an apartment, she shocks the rental agent by repeatedly commenting how big the rooms are, how spacious and well-equipped the kitchen is, how nice the views are, and how convenient the elevators are for getting to the third floor. Rosaura's ____ of apartments has been violated by the apartments she is viewing.
A)cognition
B)attribution
C)schema
D)script

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Rosaura's schema of apartments has been violated by the apartments she is viewing. A schema is a cognitive framework or concept that helps organize and interpret information. Rosaura had a preconceived notion of what apartments are like, which was challenged by the new apartments she saw.

Rosaura Certainly Has an Idea of What an Apartment Is