According to WordNet 3.0, quoted at TheFreeDictionary.com, in psychology, schema means "an internal representation of the world; an organization of concepts and actions that can be revised by new information about the world".
Within psychology, specifically as applied to learning or education, are there terms to describe schemata at different stages of acceptance, e.g.:
- schema present in an individual
- schema currently being added or adjusted by an individual
- potential "schemata/patterns/ideas" out in the world not yet encountered by the individual
Are there specialized terms to distinguish these?