Participants were asked to remember items they saw in an office. Errors made were not unusual items, but items often found in offices (e.g., a coffee cup). On what were participants likely relying

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Participants were likely relying on a schema, which is a mental framework of organized knowledge, to remember the items in the office. Schemas guide our perception, attention, and memory by providing a structure for interpreting and storing information.

Participants Were Asked to Remember Items They Saw in an Office