A mental representation of an event, an object, a situation, a person, a process, or a relationship that is stored in memory and that leads you to expect your experience to be organized in certain ways is a(n) ________.

A) concept
B) archetype
C) schema
D) icon

A schema is a mental representation that organizes our knowledge and expectations about the world, allowing us to interact with it effectively. It can influence how we perceive, remember, and interpret new information that is consistent or inconsistent with our existing schemas. Concepts and archetypes are related to schemas, but they refer more specifically to abstract ideas and universal symbolic patterns, respectively. An icon is a visual symbol or representation.