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| - | Script theory was first introduced and presented by [[http://www.tomkins.org/Tomkins.html|Silvan Tomkins]] in 1954(([[http://psycnet.apa.org/?fa=main.doiLanding&uid=1982-11366-001|PsycINFO: Citation and Abstract. Script theory: Differential magnification of affects. Tomkins, Silvan S.]])) as an extension of his [[:glossary#affect_theory|affect theory]]((Read more: [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Affect_theory|Wikipedia: Affect theory.]])), but was further developed in late 1970s by [[http://www.rogerschank.com/|Roger Schank]]((Some sources like [[http://books.google.hr/books?id=Rk8UB6V1ybcC&pg=PA97&lpg=PA97&dq=criticisms+of+%22script+theory%22&source=bl&ots=vpdDx9BImW&sig=JG9C65lSkShjPDPAju8RkcLQpN4&hl=hr&ei=wFl_TY6sPMjtsgbegd3oBg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=6&ved=0CEAQ6AEwBQ#v=onepage&q&f=false|Ellis, Donald G. From language to communication. Routledge, 1999.]] or [[http://tip.psychology.org/schank.html|TIP: Script Theory (Schank)]] originally assign script theory to Roger Schank.)). Script theory is an extension of [[learning_theories:schema theory]], orientated on explaining of the structure of knowledge, especially on **representation of complex event sequences**. | + | Script theory was first introduced and presented by [[http://www.tomkins.org/Tomkins.html|Silvan Tomkins]] in 1954(([[http://psycnet.apa.org/?fa=main.doiLanding&uid=1982-11366-001|PsycINFO: Citation and Abstract. Script theory: Differential magnification of affects. Tomkins, Silvan S.]])) as an extension of his [[:glossary#affect_theory|affect theory]]((Read more: [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Affect_theory|Wikipedia: Affect theory.]])), but was further developed((Some sources like [[http://books.google.hr/books?id=Rk8UB6V1ybcC&pg=PA97&lpg=PA97&dq=criticisms+of+%22script+theory%22&source=bl&ots=vpdDx9BImW&sig=JG9C65lSkShjPDPAju8RkcLQpN4&hl=hr&ei=wFl_TY6sPMjtsgbegd3oBg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=6&ved=0CEAQ6AEwBQ#v=onepage&q&f=false|Ellis, Donald G. From language to communication. Routledge, 1999.]] or [[http://tip.psychology.org/schank.html|TIP: Script Theory (Schank)]] originally assign script theory to Roger Schank.)) in late 1970s by [[http://www.rogerschank.com/|Roger Schank]]. Script theory is an extension of [[learning_theories:schema theory]], orientated on explaining of the structure of knowledge, especially on **representation of complex event sequences**. |
| ===== What is script theory? ===== | ===== What is script theory? ===== | ||
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| The most cited example for a script is Schank's(([[http://www.up.ac.za/saafecs/vol30/erasmus.pdf|Erasmus, A. C, E. Bishoff, and G. G. Rousseau. The potential of using script theory in consumer behaviour research. Journal of Family Ecology and Consumer Sciences/Tydskrif vir Gesinsekologie en Verbruikerswetenskappe 30, no. 0, 2010.]])) example of a restaurant script. When in a restaurant, one behaves according to //restaurant script//: he finds a free place, sits, waits for the waiter to take his order and finally eats his meal. He does not have to convince the waiter and the cook to feed him every time he comes to the restaurant since they are all behaving in accordance with the restaurant schema and assigned roles. The same can be said if one reads about a situation in a restaurant. Knowing the particular script which is to be used in a situation results in less required thinking and mental activity. | The most cited example for a script is Schank's(([[http://www.up.ac.za/saafecs/vol30/erasmus.pdf|Erasmus, A. C, E. Bishoff, and G. G. Rousseau. The potential of using script theory in consumer behaviour research. Journal of Family Ecology and Consumer Sciences/Tydskrif vir Gesinsekologie en Verbruikerswetenskappe 30, no. 0, 2010.]])) example of a restaurant script. When in a restaurant, one behaves according to //restaurant script//: he finds a free place, sits, waits for the waiter to take his order and finally eats his meal. He does not have to convince the waiter and the cook to feed him every time he comes to the restaurant since they are all behaving in accordance with the restaurant schema and assigned roles. The same can be said if one reads about a situation in a restaurant. Knowing the particular script which is to be used in a situation results in less required thinking and mental activity. | ||
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| - | New scripts can emerge over time and old scripts can change as the result of new experiences, but asside from suggesting experiential learning, this theory does not offer much explanation on how scripts are acquired. | ||
| ===== Criticisms ===== | ===== Criticisms ===== | ||
| + | The script theory introduces a cognitive construct similar to schemata, which is subjected to same criticisms since some cognitive researchers suggest human **knowledge is composed of low-level units** which actually form the concepts of schemata or scripts. Script theory also does not offer much explanation on **how scripts can be acquired**. | ||
| ===== Keywords and most important names ===== | ===== Keywords and most important names ===== | ||
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| Schank, R.C. Explanation Patterns: Understanding Mechanically and Creatively. Hillsdale, NJ: Erlbaum, 1986. | Schank, R.C. Explanation Patterns: Understanding Mechanically and Creatively. Hillsdale, NJ: Erlbaum, 1986. | ||
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| + | [[http://books.google.hr/books?id=Rk8UB6V1ybcC&pg=PA97&lpg=PA97&dq=%22A+second+criticism+of+script+theory+is+the+problem+of+idiosyncratic+scripts+or+scripts+that+are+highly+dependent+on+unique+individual+and+social%22&source=bl&ots=vpdDx9DGfZ&sig=UEwO73MO6pU-ZDfrsK8eFL2IWZ4&hl=hr&ei=hmB_TeH_B8jxsgaa9bD1Bg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CBgQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=%22A%20second%20criticism%20of%20script%20theory%20is%20the%20problem%20of%20idiosyncratic%20scripts%20or%20scripts%20that%20are%20highly%20dependent%20on%20unique%20individual%20and%20social%22&f=false|Ellis, Donald G. From language to communication. Routledge, 1999.]] | ||
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