What Is a Schema? Explain How Schemas Influence Encoding

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Essay

What is a schema? Explain how schemas influence encoding.

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Definitions:

Complex Sequence

A series of numbers or events which follow a specific pattern that is not immediately obvious.

Animal Trainers

Professionals who use behavior modification techniques to teach animals specific responses to specific conditions or stimuli.

Successive Approximations

A technique in behavior modification that rewards behaviors that progressively get closer to the desired one.

Operant Conditioning

A learning process in which the consequences of an action determine the likelihood of that action being repeated.