Most consumers in the United States have a schema representing a wedding that has the bride coming down the aisle with her father, who gives her to the waiting groom. After the ceremony, the groom then kisses the bride. A schema representing an event such as a wedding is called a(n) _____.
A) script
B) prototype
C) exemplar
D) stereotype
E) play

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A schema representing a typical sequence of events, such as a wedding, is called a script. A prototype is a mental representation of the best example of a category, an exemplar is a specific example that is stored in memory, a stereotype is a generalization about a group of people or objects, and a play is a form of imaginative play that children engage in.

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