A schema incorporates the relation of multiple elements and combines them into a single larger element stored in long-term memory.

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Processing a large number of elements of information in the working memory simultaneously generates high element interactivity, which translates into higher cognitive load. 

Cognitive Load and Element Interactivity

Sweller, J. (2011). Cognitive load theory. In Psychology of learning and motivation (Vol. 55, pp. 37-76). Academic Press.

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