Schemas are an extremely effective (but flawed) tool for understanding the world. Through the use of schemas, most everyday situations do not require effortful thought — automatic thought is all that is required. People can quickly organize new perceptions into schemas and act effectively without effort. For example, most people have a stairway schema, and can apply it to climb staircases they've never seen before. However, schemas can influence and hamper the uptake of new information (proactive interference), such as when existing ...

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Schema psychology, Schema psychology - Thought using schemas, Schema psychology - Background research, Schema psychology - Modification of schemas

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See also:

Schema psychology, Schema psychology - Thought using schemas, Schema psychology - Background research, Schema psychology - Modification of schemas

Read more here: » Schema psychology: Encyclopedia II - Schema psychology - Background research

Definitions of social classes reflect a number of sociological perspectives, informed by anthropology, economics, psychology and sociology. The major perspectives historically have been Marxism and Functionalism The parameters which define working class depend on the schema used to define social class. For example, a simple stratum model of class might divide society into a simple hierarchy of lower class, middle class and upper class wi ...

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Working class, Working class - Definitions, Working class - Marxist definition, Working class - Other definitions, Working class - History, Working class - Culture and personal characteristics, Working class - Working class culture in the United States, Working class - Social and emotional life

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