script

(noun)

A "blueprint" or routine for dealing with a specific situation.

Related Terms

  • long term memory
  • long-term memory

Examples of script in the following topics:

  • Detail on Types of Long-Term Memory

    • Another type of semantic memory is called a script.
    • Scripts are like blueprints of what to do in certain situations.
    • Through practice, you learn these scripts and encode them into semantic memory.
    • Implicit memories differ from the semantic scripts described above in that they are usually actions that involve movement and motor coordination, whereas scripts tend to emphasize social norms or behaviors.
  • Long-Term Memory

    • Another type of semantic memory is called a script.
    • Scripts are like blueprints of what tends to happen in certain situations.
    • Through practice, you learn these scripts and encode them into semantic memory.
    • Implicit memories differ from the semantic scripts described above in that they are usually actions that involve movement and motor coordination, whereas scripts tend to emphasize social norms or behaviors.
  • Cultural Influences on Perception

    • Cultural scripts dictate how positive and negative emotions should be experienced and perceived.
    • For example, research suggests that in Western cultures, the dominant social script is to maximize positive emotions and minimize negative emotions.
    • In Eastern cultures, the dominant cultural script is grounded in "dialectical thinking" and seeking to find a middle way by experiencing a balance between positive and negative emotions.
  • Interpretation

    • Cultural scripts dictate how positive and negative stimuli should be interpreted.
  • Cultural Influences on Sexual Motivation

    • Media serves to perpetuate a number of social scripts about sexual relationships and the sexual roles of men and women, many of which have been shown to have both empowering and problematic effects on people's (and especially women's) developing sexual identities and sexual attitudes.
  • Human Sexuality and Culture

    • Media serves to perpetuate a number of social scripts about sexual relationships and the sexual roles of men and women, many of which have been shown to have both empowering and problematic effects on people's (especially women's) developing sexual identities and sexual attitudes.
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