From the Perspective of Contemporary Cognitive Psychology, a Schema Can

question 40

Multiple Choice

From the perspective of contemporary cognitive psychology, a schema can best be described as:

• A)An organized set of facts about a particular object or phenomenon
• B)A plan of action regarding how to learn something
• C)A set of reasons why a student would want to learn something
• D)A basic piece of information upon which most other knowledge must build

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Definitions:

Glial Cells

Non-neuronal cells in the central nervous system and the peripheral nervous system that do not produce electrical impulses but are essential for the support, protection, and nourishment of neurons.

Action Potentials

Brief electrical impulses by which information is transmitted along neurons or nerve cells.

General Adaptation Syndrome

A three-stage process that describes the body's response to stress, involving alarm, resistance, and exhaustion phases.

Split-Brain Research

Studies that investigate the functioning and characteristics of the mind after the corpus callosum connecting the two hemispheres of the brain has been severed.