Schema Theory
This mental framework helps people organize and interpret information, and it develops over time through experience.
Schema
The part of the psyche that seeks immediate gratification and pleasure.
the id
Q: The stage of Tuckman’s model when group members first meet.
A: What is forming?
Q: This experiment by Stanley Milgram studied people’s obedience to authority figures.
A: What is the Milgram experiment?
Q: Giving a sticker to a student for completing homework is this kind of reinforcement.
A: What is positive reinforcement?
According to schema theory, connecting new information to this improves learning and memory.
active schema
This part of the psyche acts as the moral compass, striving for perfection.
A: What is the superego?
Q: According to James Henslin, this is an informal agent of socialization.
A: What is peers?
Q: In the Prisoner’s Dilemma, this is the sentence both prisoners get if they stay quiet.
A: What is 6 months?
Q: Taking away a student’s phone for breaking rules is this kind of punishment.
A: What is negative punishment?
This happens when someone holds incorrect beliefs or assumptions that affect how they interpret new information.
inaccurate schema
Q: The ego helps balance these two opposing forces.
A: What are the id and the superego?
Q: This is the natural human need that explains why people often join social groups.
A: What is the need to belong?
Q: This theory states that location in the world shaped civilizations.
A: What is the theory of geographic determinism?
Q: The first level of Maslow’s hierarchy.
A: What is physiological needs?
As we grow, our schemas about this object might evolve from “for hugging” to “a resource for life and production.”
a tree
Q: In Freud’s model, this part is most involved in conscious decision-making.
A: What is the ego?
Q: The stage of Tuckman’s model where disagreements and competition often occur.
A: What is storming?
Q: According to Jared Diamond, these 3 key factors contribute to the success of complex societies.
guns, germs, steel
Q: This psychological process helps both individuals and society understand expected behaviours.
A: What is socialization?
Piaget said schemas become more complex as this increases.
knowledge
Q: A person wants to cheat on a test. This internal conflict between the id, ego, and superego is an example of this type of theory.
A: What is psychoanalytic theory?
Q: The process of learning norms, values, and behaviors to function in society.
A: What is socialization?
Q: This 1971 experiment sought to demonstrate how quickly people will make decisions that they feel benefit themselves instead of others.
A: What is the Stanford Prison Experiment?
Q: Removing chores as a reward for good grades is this kind of reinforcement.
A: What is negative reinforcement?