schema theory
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schema
noun[C]
uk/ˈskiː.mə/us/ˈskiː.mə/
a drawing that represents an idea or theory and makes it easier ...
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theory
noun[C or U]
uk/ˈθɪə.ri/us/ˈθɪr.i/
a formal statement of the rules on which a subject of study is based or of ideas that are suggested to explain a fact or event or, more generally, an opinion ...
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The following section outlines a brief review ofschematheorybefore providing an explanation of responses to the scenarios.
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Aschematheoryof discrete motor skill learning.
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From a modern point of view,schematheoryis a "language" to describe different mental functions.
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However, one is left wanting, since many aspects of this model do not distinguish it from other models without the benefit ofschematheory.
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According toschematheory, meanings are constructed in the interaction between a text and the interpreter's background knowledge.
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They abandon the notion of a central representation, and instead proposeschematheory, where schemas are functions that the brain carries out.
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However, confusion occurs in the implementation of "biologically rooted"schematheoryin which schemas are viewed as computer programs.
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One wonders, of course, why -s does not show up more frequently, since theschematheoryalso predicts its overgeneralization due to its cue strength.
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A reinterpretation of these zero responses in light ofschematheoryand the cue strength hypothesis shows a striking departure from randomness.
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Isschematheoryan appropriate framework for modeling the organization of the brain?
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This is partly accounted for byschematheory, but still presents problems for deciding when a reader has 'correctly interpreted a text'.
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However, in examples they fall prey to the tradition of finding such equivalences, not doingschematheoryjustice.
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Section 3.1 introduced an approach toschematheorywhich emphasizes action-oriented perception, with the paradigm of the action-perception cycle replacing the stimulusresponse paradigm.
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Use of 'think aloud' technique, information processing theory andschematheory53 resembles one of shingles, chest infection, lower back pain or pelvic inflammatory disease.
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Schematheoryis used as the basis for the explanation, whilst the usefulness of information processing theory as a framework for exploring decision-making is examined.
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Rather, an attempt is made to positschematheorywithin a postmodern framework without reference to some of the thorny philosophical issues raised by mixing metaphors.
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In some respects, the book does try to advanceschematheoryby placing it in a biological context, that is, neural anatomy and mechanism related to a particular schema.
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Arbib et al. describe a new and powerful approach to circumvent this problem, which they callschematheory.
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Canschematheoryhelp to explain why?
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