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Script theory

Script theory is a psychological theory which posits that human behaviour largely falls into patterns called scripts because they function the way a written script does, by providing a program for action. Silvan Tomkins created script theory as a further development of his affect theory, which regards human beings' emotional responses to stimuli as…

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Script theory → Adam Frank, Affect, Affects, Appropriation, Birth, Cognitive, Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning, Contribution, CSCL, Deinstbier, Differential Magnification, Donald, Duke University Press, Durham, Ed, Eds, Eve Kosofsky, Eysenck, International Journal, Its Sisters
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Script theory → psychological theory which posits that human behaviour largely falls into patterns called scripts because they function the way a written script does

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Script theoryrelated to ReferencesPride0.60section
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