You Are Hungry and Would Like Something to Eat

Multiple Choice

You are hungry and would like something to eat. You decide to look through the pantry and you see a box of macaroni and cheese that looks good. Without really thinking about it, you know how to do all the various steps involved in making this meal, such as filling a pot with water, boiling the water, cooking the pasta, mixing in the cheese sauce, and finding a plate on which to put the finished meal. This type of specialized knowledge is best considered to be an example of

A) a problem-solving schema
B) a mental set
C) deductive reasoning
D) a norm