Suppose that you have a certain idea about what a tropical island should be like: It should be a tourist destination, have palm trees, enjoy a warm climate, and contain plenty of bars that serve cocktails with paper umbrellas. Your general understanding of what a tropical island is all about is most clearly an example of a____.
A) script
B) schema
C) heuristic
D) counterfactual

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A schema is a mental representation of a concept or category, including attributes and the relationships among them. The description of a tropical island "having palm trees, warm climate, tourist destination, and bars serving cocktails with paper umbrellas" is an example of a schema.

Suppose That You Have a Certain Idea About What a Tropical