Tinesha Comes into the First Session of Introduction to Psychology

Multiple Choice

Tinesha comes into the first session of Introduction to Psychology class and sees a woman wearing blue jeans and a hoodie sitting at the front of class. She does not say anything to her, and assumes that she is just someone sitting in the room. When more students show up and the woman doesn't leave, Tinesha starts to wonder if she is going to cause a problem. When she stands up and says, "Hello everyone, I'm Dr. Lawrence and I will be teaching your psychology class this semester," Tinesha starts to wonder whether this will be a good class. Tinesha's perception of Dr. Lawrence is probably affected by the fact that she does not represent a common _____, or average "image," of a college professor.

A) exemplar
B) schema
C) prototype
D) concept