Schema (from Greek, schema: form; schemata is the plural although schemas is also used by those without the benefit of a classical education) A schema is a form of MENTAL SET—indeed, the term mental set is probably more frequently encountered in biologica... more
Schemas Schemas or scripts, two terms used in cognitive psychology to mean very similar things, are really one big concept. An example often given of a schema in an industrialized society is ‘going to a restaurant’; or rather, what one can normally e... more
