Global patterns that contain common-sense knowledge about a central concept are called

• A. Schema
• B. Model
• C. Pattern
• D. Frame

Answer: (D)

Frames organize knowledge about a concept as a ready-to-use package of typical elements, roles, and defaults. They capture common-sense expectations about how a central idea usually looks in real situations, guiding what you would expect to see, who’s involved, and what happens next. This makes frames especially useful for quickly interpreting new information and filling in gaps with shared background knowledge. For example, a frame about a “classroom lesson” would include a teacher, students, a sequence of activities, and typical outcomes, all aligned with common sense about schooling. In contrast, schemas are broader categories of knowledge, models are abstract representations of systems, and patterns refer to recurring forms; they don’t pin down the situational, everyday structure around a concept as neatly as frames do.