Monica hears that George goes to a lot of parties.When a friend asks Monica what George is like,she tells him that George drinks a lot of alcohol.Even though Monica only knows that George goes to parties,she believes that George drinks a lot because she
A) has a schema about going to parties that includes drinking alcohol.
B) did not encode the original information about George properly.
C) has a memory bias against people who like to go to parties.
D) elaborated on the story to make it more interesting.

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Monica's cognitive schema (preconceived knowledge) about people who go to parties often includes drinking alcohol, which leads her to assume that George drinks a lot even though she only knows he goes to parties.

Monica Hears That George Goes to a Lot of Parties