ABSTRACT
In chapter 7, I examined the problem of scripts and related representational structures for events. Such representations focused on temporal and causal relationships among objects during events. Most events that I discussed (and indeed most events that have been the basis of work on scripts) are socially or culturally defined events, such as going to the doctor or taking a trip on a train. These representational structures allow people to reason about ongoing events by using knowledge about related events that have already happened.
