FOI – Chapter 1 – The Learning Process

A change in behavior as a result of experience can be defined as

The learning process may include some elements such as verbal, conceptual, and

While learning the material being taught, students may be learning other things as well. This additional learning is called

Individuals make more progress learning if they have a clear objective. This is one feature of the principle of

Things most often repeated are best remembered because of which principle of learning?

Providing opportunities for a student to practice and then directing this process towards a goal is the basis of the principle of

Providing opportunities for a student to practice and then directing this process towards a goal is the basis of the principle of

Which principle of learning often creates a strong impression?

Which principle of learning implies that a student will learn more from the real thing than from a substitute?

Which principle of learning often determines the sequence of lectures within a course of instruction?

What is the basis of all learning?

Perceptions result when a person

A basic need that affects all of a person’s perceptions is the need to

Which factor affecting perception has a great influence on the total perceptual process?

Which factor affecting perceptions is based on the effectiveness of the use of a properly planned training syllabus?

In the learning process, fear or the element of threat will

Which is one of the ways in which anxiety will affect a student?

The mental grouping of affiliated perceptions is called

Insights, as applied to learning, involves a person’s

Instruction, as opposed to the trial and error method of learning, is desirable because competent instruction speeds the learning process by

Name one way an instructor can help develop student insights.

The use or association of rhymes or word patterns to aid in remembering is called

Which memory system processes input from the environment?

While short-term memory is time limited, it also has a capacity limit of

The use of some type of association, such as rhymes or mnemonics is best suited to which memory system?

How can recoding be described?

Which of the following memory systems would be enhanced with practice and repetition?

Which of the following statements about long-term memory is true?

Where is information for future use stored?

The selective process by which the sensory register discards and transmits certain stimuli to the working memory is called

The ability to retrieve knowledge or skills from memory is primarily related to

The phenomenon of information not used for an extended period of time becoming harder to recall is termed

When a person has difficulty recalling facts after several years, this is known as

When the learning of similar things overshadows other learning experiences, it is called

According to one theory, some forgetting is due to the unconscious practice of submerging an unpleasant experience into the subconscious.  This is called

Responses that produce a pleasurable return are called

The act of consciously pushing a memory out of reach due to feelings associated with remembering it is

When a new experience displaces memories or information that had been previously learned, it is called

The performance of rectangular patterns helps a student fly traffic patterns.  What type of learning is this?

Which transfer of learning occurs when the performance of a maneuver interferes with the learning of another maneuver?

To ensure proper habits and correct techniques during training, an instructor should

What level of knowledge is being tested if asked, “What is the maneuvering speed of the aircraft listed in the owner’s manual?”

At which level of learning do most instructors stop teaching?

When asking a student to explain how gross weight affects maneuvering speed, what level of learning is being tested?

Commercially-developed test preparation material

A disadvantage of using commercially-developed test preparation material is that

Students who use test preparation materials in preparing for FAA tests may commit which of the following adverse actions?

Which domain of learning deals with knowledge?

Affective domain refers to

The educational objective levels for the cognitive domain are

The listing of the hierarchy of objectives is often referred to as a

Learning objectives can be sorted in a system known as a

The most complex outcome in the affective domain is

The least complex outcome in the psychomotor domain is

Which of the following domains relates a grouping of levels of learning associated with a person’s attitudes?

An example of a skill involving the cognitive domain would be

An example of a skill involving the psychomotor domain would be

Which of the following would be an example of a skill involving the psychomotor domain?

During the flight portion of a practical test, the examiner simulates complete loss of engine power by closing the throttle and announcing “simulated engine failure.”  What level of learning is being tested?

Once a student understands a procedure, has had the procedure demonstrated, and has practiced the procedure until it can be performed with consistency, the student has demonstrated what level of learning?

An example of a skill involving the affective domain would be

Which domain of learning includes physical movement and coordination?

The educational objective levels; receiving, responding, valuing, organization, and characterization; are a part of which domain of learning?

The educational objective level of the psychomotor domain at which a student’s skill demonstrates new movement patterns and creativity is

The least complex outcome in the cognitive domain is

The best way to prepare a student to perform a task is to

During learning, a leveling-off process or plateau is

A learning plateau may be defined as the

Which is true concerning “learning plateaus”?

Instructors can help students who arrive at a learning plateau by

The three stages of skill acquisition are

Which stage of skill acquisition is characterized by the ability to perform a procedure rapidly and smoothly while devoting little deliberate attention to performance and simultaneously performing other tasks?

Which stage of skill acquisition may be characterized by student ability to assess personal progress and make adjustments in performance?

Distractions can be used as a valuable learning tool, but they should be avoided during

If a student can fly an ILS while communicating with ATC at the same time,    (s)he has reached which stage of skill acquisition?

Studies of skill learning suggest that a student achieves better results if distractions are avoided during what type of practice?

What type of practice is repeating the same drill or doing the same task again and again until the movement becomes automatic?

Which stage of skill acquisition may be characterized by performing memorized steps unaware of progress?

Distractions interjected by instructors during training may help