Jim watched a videotape of a woman talking about her life.Throughout the tape,the woman said many things that are stereotypical of a professor.She also said many things that are stereotypical of an engineer.Before watching the video,Jim was told that the woman was employed as an engineer.According to schema research,Jim will probably remember

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According to schema research, people tend to remember information consistent with pre-existing schemas (in this case, the engineer schema) more than information that is inconsistent with it (in this case, the professor schema). Therefore, Jim will likely remember more of the engineer-consistent information than the professor-consistent information.

Jim Watched a Videotape of a Woman Talking About Her