Ben's parents call to tell him they will be going to a fancy restaurant for dinner.Without any additional information,most people will assume that someone paid a tip to the waiter or waitress at dinner that night.The ability to fill in missing information (e.g. ,knowing that a tip was paid)is best explained by the use of
A)associations.
B)schemas.
C)semantics.
D)concepts.

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Schemas are mental frameworks or structures that help us organize and interpret information. They allow us to fill in missing information based on our prior knowledge and experiences. In this case, most people have a schema for restaurant etiquette and know that it is customary to leave a tip for the waiter or waitress, which leads them to assume that a tip was paid. Associations refer to the connection between two concepts, semantics refers to the meaning of words, and concepts are mental representations of a category or class of objects or events. While these may all play a role in our ability to fill in missing information, schemas are the best explanation for this phenomenon.

Ben's Parents Call to Tell Him They Will Be Going