Schemas affect our use of stored memories by ________
A) making it easier to retrieve information that is consistent with the schema
B) increasing the cognitive load on our reasoning abilities, making it more difficult to search our memories
C) deactivating the anchoring and adjustment process whereby we make social judgments
D) not allowing the use of memories to reduce cognitive load
E) making the schema itself weaker and less useful in accessing such memories
Answer: A
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