Schema Theory

Processes of schema, case studies, examples, biological connections

Schema congruence

When we tend to notice and remember information that fits our schemas.

Schema incongruence

When we tend to ignore or forget details that don’t confirm our existing schemas, leading to confirmation bias.

Schema theory

The idea that our knowledge comes from prior experience, and new knowledge is sorted and organized using pre-existing schemas.

Five processes of schema

1. Selection

2. Abstraction

3. Interpretation

4. Integration

5. Reconstruction