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According to British Psychologist Frederic Bartlett, a child will associate an object in the real world such as a burning object with an abstract representation such as fear. What is the term used to refer to this representation?
  1. fictive motion
  2. charting
  3. proposition
  4. schema
Explanation
Answer: D - A schema is the association of a real world object with an abstract mental representation.
Key Takeaway: To make sense of the world and to develop a worldview, a person makes a number of associations between the real world and abstract mental representations. A schema is a learning tool that helps solidify our knowledge of the outside world and tends to remain unchanged. Since it is normally unchanged, a schema influences how we process and interpret information as we receive it.
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