FOI Test Comm 2

Question 1

Both internal and external factors affect an individual’s ability to perceive:

Answer 1

Physical Organisms
Goals and Values
Self-Concept
Time and Opportunity
Element of Threat

Question 2

Define Learning

Answer 2

Change in behavior due to experience and practice

Question 3

Behavior Potential

Answer 3

Possible behavior in a situation to achieve goals

Question 4

Learning Theory

Answer 4

Body of principles explaining how skill, knowledge, and attitudes are acquired

Question 5

Behaviorism

Answer 5

Based on the study and measurement of observable behavior
- All humans learn in the same manner
- Humans will respond to their environment in predictable ways
- Behaviors can be learned

Question 6

Aviation training

Answer 6

in aviation training the instructor provides the reinforcement

Question 7

Cognitive Theory

Answer 7

Focuses on what is going on inside the learners mind

• Theorizes that learnings not just a change in behavior, it is the change in the way a learner thinks, understands, or feels

Question 8

Characteristics of Learning (PEMA)

Answer 8

purposeful - find ways to relate new learning to the learners goals

experience - Learner can learn only from personal experiences

multifaceted - May include verbal, conceptual, perceptual emotional, and problem solving

active - Learners need to react and respond, perhaps outwardly, perhaps only inwardly, emotionally, or intellectually

Question 9

Effect

Answer 9

Emotional reactions strengthen or weaken learning.

Question 10

Exercise

Answer 10

Repetition enhances memory and skill retention.

Question 11

Primacy

Answer 11

First learned concepts create strong impressions.

Question 12

Intensity

Answer 12

Vivid experiences enhance learning retention.

Question 13

Recency

Answer 13

Recent learning is best remembered.

Question 14

Perception

Answer 14

Meaning given to sensations from experiences.

Question 15

Insight

Answer 15

Grouping perceptions into meaningful wholes.

Question 16

Memory

Answer 16

Integral part of learning; includes three types.

Question 17

Theories of Forgetting

Answer 17

Explains why information is lost over time.

Question 18

Retention

Answer 18

Thorough learning resists forgetting.

Question 19

Transfer of Learning

Answer 19

Previous learning aids or hinders new learning.

Question 20

Positive Transfer

Answer 20

Previous learning aids in new skill acquisition.

Question 21

Negative Transfer

Answer 21

Previous learning interferes with new skill acquisition.

Question 22

Cognitive Domain

Answer 22

Knowledge related to facts and concepts.

Question 23

Affective Domain

Answer 23

Relates to attitudes, beliefs, and values.

Question 24

Psychomotor Domain

Answer 24

Concerns physical skills and motor actions.

Question 25

Learning Styles

Answer 25

Different approaches to absorbing and processing information.

Question 26

Right Brain Dominance

Answer 26

Spatial, creative, intuitive, and emotional learning.

Question 27

Left Brain Dominance

Answer 27

Verbal, analytical, and objective learning.

Question 28

Holistic Learning

Answer 28

Big picture approach to understanding concepts.

Question 29

Serialistic Learning

Answer 29

Linear step-by-step approach to learning.

Question 30

Deliberate Practice

Answer 30

Goal-oriented practice with specific feedback.

Question 31

Blocked Practice

Answer 31

Repeating the same task for short-term gains.

Question 32

Random Practice

Answer 32

Mixing skills during practice for better retention.