Schema Lesson

What is a schema?

• A memory of a specific event

• A mental framework for organizing knowledge

• A type of intelligence

• A physical part of the brain

People with a strong self-schema about being athletic are likely to:

• Choose activities that confirm their athletic identity, even if they usually prefer relaxing
  

• Ignore athletic opportunities and do something entirely new

• Make decisions randomly without considering their identity

• Only choose academic tasks unrelated to sports

How do schemas contribute to memory recall according to the text?

• They hinder memory recall

• They have no impact on memory

• They help in organizing and retrieving information

• They create memory distortions

True or False: Schemas are fixed and never change.

• True

• False

In Brewer & Treyens’ study, participants often remembered objects that:

• Were schema-inconsistent

• Matched their office schema

• Were unusual or irrelevant

• Were not visible

The concept of “script” in schema theory refers to:

• A set of actions we expect in a familiar situation

• Words in a movie script

• Brain waves

• d) None of the above

Schemas help us:

• Ignore new information completely

• Forget familiar objects

• Make memories less accurate

• Organize and interpret information efficiently

Schema theory was most influenced by:

• Freud and psychoanalysis

• Pavlov and behaviorism

• Piaget and cognitive psychology

• Skinner and operant conditioning

• True or False: People are more likely to notice information that confirms their existing schemas.

• • True

• • False

A limitation of schema theory is that:

• It cannot explain memory errors

• It can be vague and difficult to test experimentally

• It ignores perception
  

• It does not consider social factors