GROWTH DEVELOPMENT CHILD
CHILD PSYCHOLOGY
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Question
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A concept or category about the world.
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The tendency to interpret the new experiences in terms of existing schemas.
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Changes in schemas to incorporate information from experiences.
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -A schema is a cognitive framework or concept that helps organize and interpret information. We use schemas because they allow us to take shortcuts in interpreting the vast amount of information that is available in our environment.
Detailed explanation-2: -A schema, or scheme, is an abstract concept proposed by J. Piaget to refer to our, well, abstract concepts. Schemas (or schemata) are units of understanding that can be hierarchically categorized as well as webbed into complex relationships with one another. For example, think of a house.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Schema Domains define 5 broad categories of emotional needs of a child (connection, mutuality, reciprocity, flow and autonomy). When these needs are not met, schemas develop that lead to unhealthy life patterns. The 18 schemas are grouped into these 5 categories, that correspond to specific emotional needs.
Detailed explanation-4: -A schema is a mental representation that enables us to organize our knowledge into categories. Our schemas help us simplify our interactions with the world. They are mental shortcuts that can both help us and hurt us. We use our schemas to learn and think more quickly.
Detailed explanation-5: -Examples of schemata include mental models, social schemas, stereotypes, social roles, scripts, worldviews, heuristics, and archetypes.