Little Billy was accustomed to seeing Officer Sam O'Reilly walking around the block,but then one day he met Officer Sally Murdock.Billy gave her a suspicious look and said,"You can't be an officer,you're a lady." Billy's concept of a police officer was probably
A)based on a male prototype.
B)derived primarily from defining attributes.
C)refined from a complex schema.
D)verbal rather than intellectual.

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Little Billy's comment indicates that his concept of a police officer is based on a male prototype. He has likely only seen men in police officer roles, leading him to believe that only males can hold that position.

Little Billy Was Accustomed to Seeing Officer Sam O'Reilly Walking