Wisconsin FORT (Foundations of Reading) Practice Test

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Define schema.

Mental frameworks that humans use to organize and construct meaning
Organizational structures for language use
Patterns of behavior learned through experience
Relationships among words and concepts

The correct answer is: Mental frameworks that humans use to organize and construct meaning

The correct answer is A. Mental frameworks that humans use to organize and construct meaning. This definition of schema accurately describes how individuals utilize pre-existing knowledge structures to interpret and understand new information. Schemas help individuals organize and make sense of incoming information by categorizing it into familiar structures. This cognitive process plays a crucial role in comprehension and learning across various domains. Options B, C, and D do not fully capture the concept of schema as effectively as option A. Choice B focuses on language specifically, while choice C and choice D touch on aspects related to learning and associations between words and concepts, but they do not encompass the broad and fundamental role of schema in the cognitive processing of information.