Block 1 Flashcards
What are the Human needs and Motivation?
Self Actualization Esteem Love/Belonging Safety Biological and Physiological
What are the Defense mechanisms
Denial Compensation Projection Fantasy Displacement Repression Rationalization Reaction Formation
Denial
Ignore or refuse to acknowledge their poor performance
Compensation
Disguise undesirable quality by emphasizing a more positive one
Projection
Relegate the blame for their shortcomings to others
Fantasy
Student engages in daydreaming about how things should rather than reality
Displacement
Unconscious shift of emotions, affect or desire from the original object to a more acceptable, less threatening substitute (aggression)
Repression
Place uncomfortable thoughts into an inaccessible area of mind
Rationalization
The student cannot accept the real reason for their behavior
Reaction Formation
Individuals develop behaviors/attitudes that are the opposite of what is desired. Fake a belief
What is anxiety?
State of mental uneasiness arising from fear
what is the most significant psychological factor affecting flight instruction?
Anxiety
What are the reactions to anxiety?
Normal - Heart quickens
Abnormal - Extreme over cooperation, inappropriate laughter or singing
Seriously abnormal - Punch the airplane
What are the two learning theories?
Behaviorism
Cognitive
What is behaviorism?
Explains human and animal behavior based on observable and measurable responses to stimuli
What is cognitive?
The process of thinking and learning, what’s going on in the mind
What is the definition of learning?
A change in behavior as a result of an experience
What are the Characteristics of learning?
Result of an experience - Cant learn for the student
Active process - Student must be involved
Multifaceted - More than just memorization and developing skills
Purposeful - Each student sees and learns differently
What are the two learning styles
Left brain - Responds well to verbal instructions and recalls names
Right brain - Responds well to demonstrated instructions and recalls peoples faces
What are the laws of learning?
Ready to learn Exercise Effect Primacy Intensity Recency
What are the laws of learning? Ready to learn
Must understand why they should learn the task
What are the laws of learning? Exercise
Things most often repeated are best remembered
What are the laws of learning? Effect
Learning is strengthened when it is accompanied by a positive feeling
What are the laws of learning? Primacy
Something you learn the first time is the strongest