Rosalind, a forward on the women's basketball team, has invited Bryce to a formal banquet at which she will receive an award for her outstanding athletic performance during the season. When Bryce first sees her in her formal gown, it strikes him that she does not look at all like an athlete. Why is he surprised?
A)He has never before seen her in a dress.
B)She does not fit his schema of her.
C)He is a male chauvinist.
D)Athletes seldom wear dresses.

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Bryce had a preconceived idea or schema of what an athlete should look like, and seeing Rosalind in a formal gown does not fit that schema, which surprises him.

Rosalind, a Forward on the Women's Basketball Team, Has Invited