basically, schema theory describes a pattern of thought or behaviour that is organized into different groups of information.
there are four different types of schemas, known as, person schemas, self schemas, social schemas and event schemas.
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I know!!! but there's more...
schemas tend to contribute to stereotypes and prevent us from learning new information that doesn't conform to the pre existing ideas we have about the world.
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