Barriers to Learning Flashcards
The factor which contributes most to a student’s failure to remain receptive to new experiences and which creates a tendency to reject additional training is…
Negative Self-concept
An instructor may foster the development of insights by..
Helping the student acquire and maintain a favorable self-concept
What is an outcome of a student showing a favorable self-concept?
A more receptive attitude to experiences
Which term denotes a favorable view of self?
Confident
Although defense mechanisms can serve a useful purpose, they can..
Involve some degree of self-deception and distortion of reality
When a student uses excuses to justify inadequate performance ,it is an indication of the defense mechanism known as..
Rationalization
Fantasy is a defense mechanism students use when they..
Want to escape from frustrating situations
When students subconsciously use the defense mechanism called rationalization, they…
Cannot accept the real reasons for their behavior
When a student engages in daydreaming, it is the defense mechanism of..
Fantasy
When students display the defense mechanism called repression, they…
Place uncomfortable thoughts into inaccessible areas of the unconscious mind
When a student presents a belief opposite to what they truly believe, it usually is an indication of the defense mechanism known as..
Reaction formation
When a student attempts to disguise the presence of a weak or undesirable quality by emphasizing a more positive one, the defense mechanism is usually in the form of..
Compensation
A student pilot who fails a practical test and attributes the failure to an “unfair” evaluation by the examiner may be demonstrating a defense mechanism known as..
Projection
When under stress, normal individuals usually react..
By responding rapidly and exactly, often automatically, within the limits of their experience and training
Which would most likely be an indication that a student is reacting abnormally to stress?
Inappropriate laughter or singing
One possible indication of a student’s abnormal reaction to stress would be..
Extreme over cooperation
The instructor can counteract anxiety in a student by..
Treating the student’s fears as a normal reaction
Chronic fatigue..
Occurs when there is not enough time for a full recovery from repeated episodes of acute fatigue
Chronic fatigue as a result of physiological problems and/or psychological issues may be evidenced by a student pilot’s apparent..
Acceptance of unwarranted risks
A sign that a student may be experiencing acute fatigue is..
Neglect of secondary tasks
Which would most likely be an indication that a student is reacting normally to stress?
Automatic response to a given situation
Students who grow impatient when learning the basic elements of a task are those who..
Should have the preliminary training presented one step at a time with clearly stated goals for each step
Which obstacle to learning is a greater deterrent to learning pilot skills than is generally recognized?
Impatience
Should an instructor be concerned about an apt student who makes very few mistakes?
Yes. The student may assume the correction of errors is unimportant
What should an instructor do with a student who assumes that correction of errors is unimportant?
Raise the standard of performance for each lesson, demanding greater effort
The overconfidence of fast learners should be corrected by…
Raising the standard of performance for each lesson
Faulty performance due to student overconfidence should be corrected by..
Increasing the standard of performance for each lesson
A method for correcting student impatience is for the instructor to..
Present the necessary preliminary training one step at a time, with clearly stated goals for each step
What is an example of a student showing impatience?
A student desiring to conduct a cross-country flight before the basic elements of flight have been learned.
