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

question 93

Multiple Choice

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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Definitions:

Cognitive

Relating to the mental action or process of acquiring knowledge and understanding through thought, experience, and the senses.

Emotional Elements

Components of emotions, including subjective experience, physiological responses, and expressive behavior, which together constitute the complex experience of feeling.

Socratic Questioning

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Questioning Viewpoints

The process of critically examining and challenging existing opinions or perspectives to gain a deeper understanding.