Given below are two statements. In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below.

Statement I:Situated cognition is the idea that thinking is located in social and physical contexts, not within an individual's mind.

Statement II:A schema is a concept or framework that exists in a person's mind to organize and interpret information.

ABoth Statement I and Statement II are true ✓ Correct

BBoth Statement I and Statement II are false

CStatement I is true but Statement II is false

DStatement I is false but Statement II is true

Correct answer: (A) Both Statement I and Statement II are true

Explanation

Both statements are true.

Situated cognition holds that thinking is embedded in social and physical contexts, not only in the mind.

A schema is a mental framework that organises and interprets information.

Situated cognition links knowing to the setting in which it is used.

Schemas guide expectations and fill gaps when new information is processed.

Frederic Bartlett introduced the schema into memory research.

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