You Meet a Dog Named Kitty

question 61

Multiple Choice

You meet a dog named Kitty.How would a person most likely store this information in the brain?

• A) in an existing "ordinary dog name" schema that includes other ordinary dogs that you already know: Rover, Barky, and Fido
• B) in an existing "cat name" schema that includes other cats that you know: Goldie, Sneaky, and Snoozy
• C) in a completely new "unusual dog name" schema that includes dogs with names that sound like names for cats
• D) in a completely new "unusual cat name" schema that includes cats with names that sound like names for dogs

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