Date of Award
4-30-1988
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Bachelor of Arts
Department
Psychology
First Advisor
Dr. Barbara Sholley
Abstract
Schemas are used to organize knowledge about a stimulus or concept. They help to show what information should be notice or ignored, interpret between long-term memory and the current stimulus, and aid in efficiently storing information. Individuals' responses to decisions are guided by schemas. The process of eleviating cognitive dissonance between reality and existing schemas serves as their motivation (Ruble & Stangor, 1986).
Recommended Citation
Seitz, Kim, "The influence of gender schema on the perception of advertising" (1988). Honors Theses. 713.
https://scholarship.richmond.edu/honors-theses/713