Question

question 8
the text describes research that documents the increase in the number of women who have joined orchestras since the introduction of the blind audition process, where candidates try out behind a curtain and have their names withheld from the judges. what role did schemas play in limiting the number of women in orchestras before the blind audition process was introduced?
○ a. schemas describe the steps or components of a larger event. when the steps of the audition process were changed, the screening result changed.
○ b. schemas are defined as categories or classes of related items. prior to blind auditions, judges did not include women within the category of \musician\
○ c. schemas are used to assign social roles in various situations. the blind audition process prevented women from being excluded from the social role of \musician\ owing to assumptions rather than performance.
○ d. schemas are analogic representations. most judges were men, who excluded women from the analogic representation of

Explanation:

Schemas are mental frameworks that categorize information. Before blind auditions, judges had a schema of "musician" that likely excluded women (based on gender - related assumptions). When the audition process changed (blind auditions), it disrupted this schema - based exclusion.

Answer:

b. Schemas are defined as categories or classes of related items. Prior to blind auditions, judges did not include women within the category of "musician".