A Person Is MOST Likely to Revise a Preexisting Schema

question 28

Multiple Choice

A person is MOST likely to revise a preexisting schema in which of the following situations?

• A)when the information they perceive radically disconfirms their prior expectations
• B)when the information in a situation is ambiguous
• C)when they enter the situation having already been subtly primed to think about it in a certain way
• D)when the situation is similar to situations that they have been in before

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Definitions:

Emotional Processing

The mechanism by which individuals perceive, experience, and respond to emotional stimuli in their environment.

Somatosensory Cortex

A part of the brain located in the parietal lobe that processes sensory information such as touch, temperature, and pain from various parts of the body.

A-Delta Fiber

A type of nerve fiber that is thinly myelinated and transmits pain and temperature sensations rapidly to the central nervous system.

Skin Sense Receptors

Skin sense receptors are specialized cells in the skin that detect and respond to various stimuli such as touch, temperature, and pain.