Question

About half of the class (group A) knows more about the Democratic party while the other half (group B) knows more about the Republicans. The teacher presents a weeklong lesson on both parties. Which of the following is likely, based on schema theory?

a) Group A will learn more about the Democrats than will group B.
b) Group B will have a better attitude than group A about the parts dealing with the Republicans.
c) Group B will learn more about the Democrats than will group A.
d) Both groups should learn the same amount about both parties.

Answer 1

The correct answer is D) Both groups should learn the same amount about both parties.

Based on the schema theory, both groups should learn the same amount about both parties.

In research terms, the schema theory considers that knowledge can be organized into units for its better understanding. This division of information by units will facilitate the storing of concepts to make them clear. In the scheme, you can put the information, organize by concepts, definitions, relationships, and consequences.

So in this case, the teacher presents a weeklong lesson on both parties with the same information, which in theory, means that both groups should learn the same amount about the Democratic and Republican Party, respectively.