Schema

A cognitive framework; a cluster or related pieces of knowledge, information, or memory; a mental structure that organizes information in our mind.

• Assimilation

• Accomodation

• Schema

• Schema Theory

Schema theory predicts that schemas can help us to:

• Make useful generalizations about situations, people and places.

• Make sense of complex information in the world we live in

• Save or reduce cognitive energy or resources

• All of the answers are correct

Schema processing is thought to be a ​ (a)   process. This suggests that existing information or beliefs has an impact on what we perceive. ​ (b)   processing explains that we construct our perceptions through our senses.

• Top down

• Bottom up

• Mental

Many research studies on schemas attempt to measure and compare the differences in cognition before and after intentional...

• Bias

• Passive Processing

• Selective Attention

• Schema Activation

Match the following

• Groups

• Object Schema

• Individual

• Social Schema

• Physical Thing

• Self Schema

• Situation or occurence

• Event Schema

_____________ ____________ are mental representations that organize our knowledge, beliefs and expectations.

• Flashbulb memories

• Cognitive schemas

• Everyday memories

• Memory confabulation

_________ schemas are mental representations about various groups of people.

• Self

• Social

• Scripts

_________ _________ processing occurs when your prior knowledge or expectations (schemas) act as a lens or filter for the info that you receive and process.

• Pattern recognition

• Top-down

• Bottom-up

• Script schema

According to Piaget's theory, the principle cognitive structure that changes as we learn is the ____.

• Assimilation

• Accommodation

• Equilibrium

• Disequilibrium

• Schema

A mental structure that helps us organize and interpret information is known as a:

• A) Schema

• B) Script

• C) Prototype

• D) Heuristic