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Discuss schemas, their influence on memories, and how they may lead to self-fulfilling prophecies.
 
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In this clip, some people are throwing around a basketball on the court. Please explain what happened in the clip. How does what happened relate to what we pay attention to? That is, what does the clip say about schemas?
 
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Answer to Question 1

Answer:
Answers should include the following points:
1) Schemas are mental structures that help us to organize and process information
2) Schemas influence memories directly by:
- directing attention
- selective encoding
- selective retrieval and reporting
3) Schemas are more likely to be used during times of high cognitive load
4) Schemas may lead us to interact with others in such a way as to create self-fulfilling prophecies. They may do this by influencing
- our expectations of others
- our interpretation of others' behaviors
- our behaviors

Answer to Question 2

Answer:
In the video clip, while the people are doing the basketball exercise, a woman walks through the group of players very slowly, carrying an umbrella. Many people do not see the woman walking through the middle of the players because they do not expect her to be there. She is out of place and is not part of any basketball workout schema. Thus, it is possible to be looking right at her and not see her.



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