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a generalized description, plan, or structure, as a schema of the reading process. a system of cognitive structures stored in memory that are abstract representations of events, objects, and relationships in the world.
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A structure for representing, in memory, generic concepts of a domain. They are used by cognitive psychologists to help explain how knowledge is organized. A schema contains a set of propositions that are organized by their semantic content. The term was originally coined by [ Bartlett32]. Schema can be represented in a number of ways. Some examples are frames [ Minsky75] from AI and a script [ Schank77]. Schemas emphasize the representational aspects of cognition [ Omerod90]. [ Detienne90
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A knowledge-structure in the mind
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(see also textbook glossary) A cognitive framework for organizing general knowledge. Schemas are used whenever people perceive, understand, or remember information.
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a mental model incorporating the characteristics of particular persons, objects, events, or situations. (118)
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The word schema is used to describe a mental process for efficiently processing and organizing incoming information.
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Psychologists use this term to designate specific theories and ideas about mental events.  This term refers to cognitive structures stored in memory that are abstract representations of events, objects, and relationships in the real world.  It is a key ingredient of cognitive theories psychological phenomena.
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A mental structure for organizing information about the world.
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(Reber) A plan, an outline, a structure, a framework, a program, etc. In all or any of these meanings the assumption is that the schemata (or schemas) are cognitive, mental plans that are abstract and that they serve as guides for action, as structures for interpreting information, as organised frameworks for solving problems, etc.
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a categorical information structure which reflects the learned functional organization of neurons as response structure
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a cognitive and emotional framework that is created within an individual from previous learning and previous experiences
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a cognitive framework or concept that helps organize and interpret information
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a cognitive framework that is developed through experience
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a cognitive structure that represents organized knowledge about a given concept or type of stimulus
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a data structure for representing the generic concepts of stored memory
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a file used to describe the structure of data
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a framework for integrating and organizing information, based on previous experience
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a generalized mental model which is used to organize memory, to focus attention, to interpret experience, and to codify actions
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a knowledge structure or a cognitive structure that organises information and thereby influences how we perceive and respond to further information about objects, people and events
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a mental model of a person, object or situation
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a mental model that makes it easier for users to recall an item
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a method for organizing information
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an abstract, cognitive structure that represents some stimulus domain, e
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an abstract form (IA) whose structure does not specify time or timelike relationships
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an abstract, internal mental representation of an idea, event, an action, or a situation
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an abstract knowledge structure that captures regularities of objects and events and should include all
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an organized cluster of information about a particular topic
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a prior knowledge organizational structure that represents a generalization or abstraction of the regularities in categories
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a psychological structure that humans use to integrate information and experiences into coherent clusters
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a structure in memory that is used to organize new and old information
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a system of cognitive associations that defines the typical characteristics of objects in each category
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A conceptual structure or framework of how digital files shall be organized. An example is a site map schematic for an intranet.
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As in "schematic outline," it's a mental item more abstract than a rich mental image of an object. In some cognitive contexts, it is used more narrowly for those things like more, less, bigger, inside – things grounded in our everyday experiences, often making reference to our own body moving through our daily world. Movements need something similar, and schema is often used to refer to standard movement programs.
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A mental preconception of the habitual course of events.
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knowledge structures that contain the general rules and information necessary for interpreting situations and for guiding behavior. Schema are sometimes thought of as "subroutines" that the human mind uses to control routine behavior, on "autopilot." Skill-based cognitive control is accomplished using schema.
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(1) In theories of memory and thinking, a term that refers to a general cognitive structure in which information is organized. (2) In Piaget's theory of development, a mental pattern.
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mental representation of a class of objects, events, or practices.
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In cognitive psychology, a schema is a pre-existing mental structure built up in response to experience, which directs perceptual activity and is modified as it occurs. Looking at one specific cat for the first time, we view it in terms of our general schema for cats, and thus notice ways in which it diverges from the general idea and becomes distinct. The distinct qualities of this particular cat then contribute to and modify and schema.
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(pl. schemas). The term refers to cognitive structures stored in memory that are abstract representations of events, objects, and relationships in the real world. It is a key ingredient of cognitive theories of psychological phenomena. See also cognitive map, schematic processing.
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A schema (pl. schemata), in psychology and cognitive science, is a mental structure that represents some aspect of the world. People use schemata to organize current knowledge and provide a framework for future understanding. Examples of schemata include rubrics, stereotypes, social roles, scripts, worldviews, and archetypes.
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