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Describe what psychologists mean by the terms schema and script, and illustrate each of these concepts with a concrete example. Then explain how schemas and scripts sometimes play a role in knowledge construction.
 
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Many intelligence tests yield a single IQ score. Explain whether this practice is theoretically consistent or inconsistent with:
 
  a. Spearman's concept of g
  b. Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences
  c. Sternberg's theory of successful intelligence



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Answer to Question 1

A schema is an organized set of facts related to a specific concept or phenomenon. A script is a schema that involves a predictable sequence of events related to some activity.

Answer to Question 2

Answers to the separate parts of the question are as follows:
a. A single IQ score is consistent with Spearman's idea that there is a general factor





 

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