FOI Practice

Question 1

The study o human behavior is an attempt to explain how and why humans function the way they do.

A. True
B. False

Answer 1

True

Question 2

Human needs are satisfied in what order?

A. Self-Actualization first, belonging, esteem, physiological
B. Cognitive, security, self- actualization
C. Order of importance.
D. Doesn’t make a any difference.

Answer 2

C. Order of importance

Question 3

Which defense mechanism states that an individual places his or her own acceptable impulses onto someone else.

A. Fantasy
B. Displacement
C. Repression
D. Projection

Answer 3

D. Projection

Question 4

What is the most significant psychological factor affecting flight instruction

A. Fantasy
B. Reactions to stress
C. Security
D. Anxiety

Answer 4

D. Anxiety

Question 5

Anxiety is a feeling of worry, nervousness, or unease.

A. True
B. False

Answer 5

A. True

Question 6

Select the response that would be considered an abnormal reaction to stress.

A. Responds rapidly and exactly
B. Marked changes in mood
C. May be automatic
D. All of the above

Answer 6

B. Marked changes in mood

Question 7

Learning can be defined as?

A. Gaining knowledge or skill
B. The process by which experience brings about a relatively permanent change in behavior
C. Gaining approval for what you have accomplished
D. Both a and b.

Answer 7

D. Both a and b

Question 8

Initially all learning comes from

A. The sense of sight
B. Memorization
C. Perceptions
D. Insights

Answer 8

C. Perceptions

Question 9

The statement that, “it narrows the perceptional field”, is true about which factor that affects perceptions.

A. Element of threat
B. Self-concept
C. Time and opportunity
D. Partying hard the night before

Answer 9

A. Element of threat

Question 10

Insights involve the grouping of perceptions into ___________

Answer 10

Meaningful wholes

Question 11

In regards to insights, the instructor should teach the relationship of perceptions ________

A. At the end of the day
B. As they occur
C. Never, it forces the student learn by trial and error
D. At the next refuel stop

Answer 11

B. As they occur

Question 12

If a student has a clear reason and a strong interest for learning, what they need to know next is the result of the law of _______

Answer 12

Readiness

Question 13

Which law of learning states that learning is strengthened when accompanied by a pleasant experience and weakened when associated with a negative experience? _______

Answer 13

Effect

Question 14

Select the law of learning that states what is taught must be right the first time?

A. Intensity
B. Recency
C. Primacy
D. Complicity

Answer 14

C. Primacy

Question 15

The affective domain is associated with

A. Attitude
B. Feeling
C. Knowledge
D. Both a and b

Answer 15

D. Both a and b

Question 16

The four practical learning levels are ?

Answer 16

Rote
Understanding
Application
Correlation

Question 17

Name the characteristic of learning that is represented by the phrase, “while learning the subject at hand, students may learn other things as well?”

Answer 17

Multi-faceted

Question 18

Cognitive learning has a basis in factual knowledge

A. True
B. False

Answer 18

A. Trure

Question 19

________is probably the dominate force that governs student progress

Answer 19

Motivation

Question 20

What type of motivation provides the promise of rewards?

A. Positive
B. Negative

Answer 20

A. Positive

Question 21

Short term memory stores information for 30 seconds

A. False
B. True

Answer 21

B. True

Question 22

The memory has three components, they are?

A. Yesterday, today, tomorrow
B. Sensory register, short term memory, long term memory
C. Right brain, left brain, cognitive side
D. 30 seconds, 1 minute, short time

Answer 22

B. Sensory register, short term memory, long term memory

Question 23

The theories on why people forget are?

Answer 23

Retrieval failure, fading, interference, repression or supression

Question 24

Why should you teach thoroughly and with meaning?

Answer 24

Highly resistant to forgetting

Question 25

Learning with 2 or more of your senses will cause interference and information will not be retained. A. True B. False

Answer 25

B. False

Question 26

______ is one of the fundamental laws of learning and is essential for proper habit formation.

Answer 26

Primacy

Question 27

Select the three elements of effective communications. A. Telephone, telegraph, teleconference B. Source, symbols, and transmitter C. Source, signal, and sender D. Source, symbols, and receiver

Answer 27

D. Source, symbols, and receiver

Question 28

Three characteristics that the receiver must possess to have effective communications are? _______, _______, and ________.

Answer 28

Abilities, attitudes, and experiences

Question 29

What is not a barrier to effective communications? A. Confusion between symbol and symbolized object B. Interference C. Understanding the meaning of the symbol D. Lack of common experience

Answer 29

C. Understanding the meaning of the symbol

Question 30

While role playing, experience in instructional communications come from?

Answer 30

Actually doing it

Question 31

A list 5 of the 10 techniques instructors should use to become better listeners

Answer 31

Don’t interrupt, do not judge, watch non verbal behavior, concentrate, think before answering.

Question 32

The teaching process consists of four steps: _____, _____, ______, and ________.

Answer 32

Preparation, presentation, application, and assessment

Question 33

By using something the student already knows as the point of departure, the instructor can lead into new ideas and concepts. This is an example of which style of lesson development? A. Simple to complex B. Known to unknown. C. Most frequently used to least frequently used D. All of the above

Answer 33

B. Known to unknown

Question 34

Select the delivery method used for introducing new subject, summarizing ideas, showing relationships between theory and practice, and reemphasizing main points. A. Night school B. Simple to complex. C. Discussion D. Lecture

Answer 34

D. Lecture

Question 35

In the demonstration-performance method of delivery, these two phases involve separate actions, but are performed concurrently. A. Performance-demonstration B. Explanation-instructor supervises C. Student performance and instructor supervision D. Instructor evaluates- student cries

Answer 35

C. Student performance and instructor supervision

Question 36

Assessment is an essential and continuous (ongoing) component of the teaching and learning processes. An effective assessment provides critical information to whom? A. Instructor B. Student C. Scheduling officer D. a and b only

Answer 36

D. A and b only

Question 37

A good characteristic of an effective assessment is it must be constructive, when identifying a mistake or weakness, the instructor needs only to point out the mistakes. A. True B. False

Answer 37

B. False

Question 38

Which is not a characteristic is of a good question? A. Trick question B. Apply to the subject of instruction C. Be brief and concise, but also clear and definite. D. Present a challenge to the student

Answer 38

A. Trick question

Question 39

The responsibility or job or an aviation instructor is to ____.

Answer 39

Teach

Question 40

The incorrect statement regarding minimizing student’s frustrations is? A. Keep the student informed B. Give credit when credit is due. C. Do not admit your errors D. Criticize constructively

Answer 40

C. Do not admit your errors

Question 41

To be a professional instructor you should always consider which of the following? A. sincerity B. Personal acceptance fo the student C. Proper language D. All of the above

Answer 41

D. All of the above

Question 42

How does dehydration affect the pilot? A. Reduces a pilot’s level of alertness B. Slowing of decision making process C. Inability to control the aircraft D. A, b, and c

Answer 42

D. A, b, and c

Question 43

Anxiety limits the student’s preceptive ability and retards the development of insights. A. True B. False

Answer 43

A. True