CA examine Role Of Schema Flashcards
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Q
What does the cognitive explanation also examine? And what is an example?
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The cognitive explanation also examines the role of schema - packages of ideas or information that allow us to process information quickly and make mental shortcuts. For example when you walk into a church you know how to behave and what to expect because of your set of expectations or schema about churches.
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What are babies born with and what happens as we get older?
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Babies are born with simple motor schema but as we get older our schema become more detailed and sophisticated. Schema can sometimes distort interpretations of memories as EWT research has shown us.
