Explain How Schemas Can Influence: (A)attention; (B)inferences About Other People;

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Essay

Explain how schemas can influence: (a)attention; (b)inferences about other people; and (c)behavior.

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Definitions:

Ponzi Scheme

A fraudulent investing scam promising high rates of return with little risk to investors, which generates returns for earlier investors by acquiring new investors.

Fictitious Sources

Information or references claimed in a work or argument that do not actually exist; often used to mislead or fabricate support.

Necessity Defense

A legal defense asserting that a criminal act was justified because it was necessary to prevent a more serious harm.

Necessity

An affirmative defense in which the defendant tries to prove that he or she was acting to prevent imminent harm and that there was no legal alternative to the action the defendant took.