... we have no way of telling exactly what a person or situation is like just from the framework we have in our minds. However the use of schemata helps us to simplify situations in every day life and help us make judgement on the correct way to behave with certain types of people and situations. A script is like a schema but is something more specific that we have built up about a situation and a framework that you know very well. Like the order in which things happen when you go to a restaurant. Scripts are used in the same way schemas are used; to help you use the knowledge you have to identify the correct way to behave. As scripts are much more specific it is very rare scripts you have available change however when they are broken it can be uncomfortable and can leave you confused and ...

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