Block 1: The Learning Process Flashcards
Characteristics of right brain people (5)
- Hollistic
- Prefer the big picture (global perspective)
- Spatial orientated
- Creative
- Emotional
Characteristics of left brain people (5)
- Serilistic
- Think analytically
- Verbal
- Analytical
- Objective
5 steps of the Learning Process
- Need to learn (motivation)
- Learning experience
- Sensations
- Perceptions
- Insight
4 factors that affect perceptions
- Basic needs
- Goals and values (motivation)
- Element of threat (specifically fear)
- Physical limitations
The Learning Domains (3)
- Cognitive (thinking, recall)
- Affective (feeling, awareness)
- Psychomotor (doing - skill or practice)
5 factors that affect the student’s rate of learning
- Motivation
- Intelligence
- Instructor’s technique
- Fear and anxiety
- Physical state
In order to be motivated, the student must be in a good __________ and ___________ state.
Physical and mental
3 theories of forgetting
- Disuse
- Interference
- Repression
3 theories of memory
- Repetition
- Association
- Praise
Hierarchy of needs
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)
Why do students use defense mechanisms?
To cope with stress
8 different types of defense mechanisms
- Repression
- Denial of reality
- Compensation
- Projection
- Rationalization
- Reaction formation
- Displacement
- Fantasy
Explain the defense mechanism of repression
Shutting out impulses or ideas that trigger anxiety or fear
Explain the defense mechanism of compensation
Disguising an undesirable quality by emphasizing a positive one
Explain the defense mechanism of rationalization
Justifying actions that are unacceptable
Explain the defense mechanism of reaction formation
Saying something to hide how you really feel
Explain the defense mechanism of displacement
Moving your feeling of anger on to something else
Explain the defense mechanism of fantasy
Daydreaming about the future
What is a normal reaction to stress?
Rapid response
What are 4 abnormal reactions to stress?
- Inappropriate laughing or singing
- Mood swings
- Anger towards the flight instructor
- Sweating
Define effective communication
Effective communication is measured by the similarity between the idea transmitted and the idea received
What are the 3 parts to effective communication?
- The source
- Symbols
- The receiver
What are symbols used for in communication?
To compose and transmit a message
What are 3 barriers to human communication?
- Lack of a common core of experience
- Confusion between the symbol and the symbolized object
- Interference
