role of schema

definition of schema

A cognitive framework : a collection of ideas about a personal situation form through experience

given an example of housekeeper might be used and how it is useful

1) It can help us to understand and predict the world around us.

2) It can guide our expectations of how to behave in different situations

3) It can organise an interpreter information in the brain.

4) It can help us to make sense of new information

5) can allow us to take shortcuts when interpreting larger amounts of information.

how may schema lead to distortions in perception or memory?

It focuses only on what confirms are pre-existing ideas this is known as confirmation bias

It excludes important information that does not conform to our established ideas about the world

it developed stereotypes which are difficult to disconfirm

It fills gaps in the absence of full information about a person event or things leading to false memories

schema example

for example, your mental framework for a dentist might automatically bundle together concepts like awaiting room and a reclining chair