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Scripts Theory

Scripts Theory is a cognitive psychology framework that explains clinical reasoning as the activation of organized, context-specific knowledge structures (scripts) which differentiate diagnostic hypotheses through iterative refinement based on clinical findings.

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15.9K

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203

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139

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2017–2026

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Script Theory

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108

<b>Scripts, plans, goals, and understanding</b> : an inquiry into human knowledge structures. By Roger C. Schank and Robert P. Abelson. Hillsdale, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 1977. Pp. 248.

Language · 1978 · 3.1K citations

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Scripts, Plans, Goals, and Understanding: An Inquiry into Human Knowledge Structures

Earl Hunt, Roger C. Schank, Robert P. Abelson · The American Journal of Psychology · 1979 · 3K citations

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<b>The Cambridge encyclopedia of language</b> . By David Crystal. Cambridge &amp; New York: Cambridge University Press, 1991. Pp. vii, 472. Paper $24.95.

Peter T. Daniels · Language · 1992 · 2.4K citations

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Psychological status of the script concept.

Robert P. Abelson · American Psychologist · 1981 · 1.7K citations

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Scripts, plans, and knowledge

Roger C. Schank, Robert P. Abelson · International Joint Conference on Artificial Intelligence · 1975 · 461 citations

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Authors

203

  1. EJ
    Eugène J. F. M. Custers

    University Medical Center Utrecht, Netherlands

    5 publications · 448 citations

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  2. BC
    Bernard Charlin

    Université de Montréal, Canada

    4 publications · 715 citations

    4

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  3. RP
    Robert P. Abelson

    Yale University, United States

    4 publications · 5.3K citations

    4

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  4. AM
    Alireza Monajemi

    Institute for Humanities and Cultural Studies

    3 publications · 37 citations

    3

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  5. JA
    James Allen

    University of Alaska Fairbanks, United States

    2 publications · 36 citations

    2

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1–5 of 203

Institutions

139

  1. Université de Montréal

    Montreal, Canada

    4 h-index

    9 publications

    1.1K citations

  2. Yale University

    New Haven, United States

    4 h-index

    5 publications

    9.7K citations

  3. Institute for Humanities and Cultural Studies

    Tehran, Iran

    4 h-index

    4 publications

    51 citations

  4. McGill University

    Montreal, Canada

    3 h-index

    5 publications

    398 citations

  5. University of Nebraska at Omaha

    Omaha, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    128 citations

  6. Maastricht University

    Maastricht, The Netherlands

    2 h-index

    4 publications

    300 citations

  7. University Medical Center Utrecht

    Utrecht, The Netherlands

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    213 citations

  8. Arizona State University

    Tempe, United States

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    127 citations

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Venues

  1. Transactional Analysis Journal

    TAJ · 9 publications · 217 citations

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  2. Medical Teacher

    4 publications · 292 citations

    4

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  3. Journal of Advanced Nursing

    JAN · 3 publications · 101 citations

    3

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  4. American Psychologist

    2 publications · 1.8K citations

    2

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  5. Language

    2 publications · 5.4K citations

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