Rosaura has a definite idea of what an apartment is like. It is a small walk-up on the fifth floor, the kitchen is better suited to 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 apartment hunting, she shocks the rental agent by repeatedly commenting about how big the rooms are, how spacious and well-equipped the kitchens are, how nice the views are, and how convenient the elevators are in getting to a third floor apartment. Rosaura's apartment ____ has been violated by the apartments she is viewing.
A) cognition
B) attribution
C) schema
D) script

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Rosaura's experience with apartments has created a mental framework or schema of what an apartment should be like. This schema has been violated by the apartments she is viewing, leading to her surprise and comments about the size, equipment, and location of the apartments.

Rosaura Has a Definite Idea of What an Apartment Is