Block 1: The Learning Process

Question 1

Characteristics of right brain people (5)

Answer 1

• Hollistic
• Prefer the big picture (global perspective)
• Spatial orientated
• Creative
• Emotional

Question 2

Characteristics of left brain people (5)

Answer 2

• Serilistic
• Think analytically
• Verbal
• Analytical
• Objective

Question 3

5 steps of the Learning Process

Answer 3

1. Need to learn (motivation)
2. Learning experience
3. Sensations
4. Perceptions
5. Insight

Question 4

4 factors that affect perceptions

Answer 4

1. Basic needs
2. Goals and values (motivation)
3. Element of threat (specifically fear)
4. Physical limitations

Question 5

The Learning Domains (3)

Answer 5

1. Cognitive (thinking, recall)
2. Affective (feeling, awareness)
3. Psychomotor (doing - skill or practice)

Question 6

5 factors that affect the student’s rate of learning

Answer 6

1. Motivation
2. Intelligence
3. Instructor’s technique
4. Fear and anxiety
5. Physical state

Question 7

In order to be motivated, the student must be in a good __________ and ___________ state.

Answer 7

Physical and mental

Question 8

3 theories of forgetting

Answer 8

1. Disuse
2. Interference
3. Repression

Question 9

3 theories of memory

Answer 9

1. Repetition
2. Association
3. Praise

Question 10

Hierarchy of needs

Answer 10

From the base of the pyramid up:

• Physiological needs
• Safety and security
• Social needs (love and belonging)
• Egoistic (self-esteem)
• Self-actualization (self sufficiency, being all that you can be)

Question 11

Why do students use defense mechanisms?

Answer 11

To cope with stress

Question 12

8 different types of defense mechanisms

Answer 12

1. Repression
2. Denial of reality
3. Compensation
4. Projection
5. Rationalization
6. Reaction formation
7. Displacement
8. Fantasy

Question 13

Explain the defense mechanism of repression

Answer 13

Shutting out impulses or ideas that trigger anxiety or fear

Question 14

Explain the defense mechanism of compensation

Answer 14

Disguising an undesirable quality by emphasizing a positive one

Question 15

Explain the defense mechanism of rationalization

Answer 15

Justifying actions that are unacceptable

Question 16

Explain the defense mechanism of reaction formation

Answer 16

Saying something to hide how you really feel

Question 17

Explain the defense mechanism of displacement

Answer 17

Moving your feeling of anger on to something else

Question 18

Explain the defense mechanism of fantasy

Answer 18

Daydreaming about the future

Question 19

What is a normal reaction to stress?

Answer 19

Rapid response

Question 20

What are 4 abnormal reactions to stress?

Answer 20

1. Inappropriate laughing or singing
2. Mood swings
3. Anger towards the flight instructor
4. Sweating

Question 21

Define effective communication

Answer 21

Effective communication is measured by the similarity between the idea transmitted and the idea received

Question 22

What are the 3 parts to effective communication?

Answer 22

1. The source
2. Symbols
3. The receiver

Question 23

What are symbols used for in communication?

Answer 23

To compose and transmit a message

Question 24

What are 3 barriers to human communication?

Answer 24

1. Lack of a common core of experience
2. Confusion between the symbol and the symbolized object
3. Interference