schema

sche·ma

noun \ˈskē-mə\

plural sche·ma·ta\-mə-tə\ also schemas

Definition of SCHEMA

1

: a diagrammatic presentation; broadly : a structured framework or plan : outline

2

: a mental codification of experience that includes a particular organized way of perceiving cognitively and responding to a complex situation or set of stimuli

Origin of SCHEMA

Greek schēmat-, schēma

First Known Use: circa 1890

Other Psychology Terms

fetish, hypochondria, intelligence, mania, narcissism, neurosis, pathological, psychosis, schadenfreude, subliminal

Rhymes with SCHEMA

bema, Pima