Chapter 27

Question 1

System of activities intended to produce learning.

Answer 1

Teaching

Question 2

Desire or requirement to know something that is presently unknown to the learner

Answer 2

Learning Need

Question 3

Change in human disposition or capably that persist and that cannot be solely accounted for by growth; represented by a change in behavior

Answer 3

Learning

Question 4

Commitment or attached to a regimen

Answer 4

Adherence

Question 5

Art and science of teaching adults

Answer 5

Andragogy

Question 6

Discipline concerned with helping children learn

Answer 6

Pedagogy

Question 7

The process involved in helping older adults to learn

Answer 7

Geragogy

Question 8

The “thinking” domain; includes six intellectual abilities and thinking processes beginning with knowing, comprehending, applying, analysis, synthesis and evaluation

Answer 8

Cognitive Domain

Question 9

The “feeling” domain

Answer 9

Affective Domain

Question 10

The “skills” domain

Answer 10

Psychomotor Domain

Question 11

Pleasant experience such as praise and encouragement to foster repetition of an action

Answer 11

Positive Reinforcement

Question 12

Process by which individuals copy or reproduce what they’ve learned

Answer 12

Imitation

Question 13

Process by which a person learns by observing the behaviors of others

Answer 13

Modeling

Question 14

Identifies what is to be taught; Immediately identifies and rewards correct responses

Answer 14

Behaviorist Theory

Question 15

Recognizes the developmental level of the learner; acknowledges the learner’s motivation and environment

Answer 15

Cognitive Theory

Question 16

Focuses on the feelings and attitudes of learners, on the importance of the individual in identifying learning needs and in taking responsibility for them

Answer 16

Humanistic Learning Theory

Question 17

Influences the client’s ability to learn

Answer 17

Age and developmental stage

Question 18

Three major development stage factors associated with the learner’s readiness

Answer 18

Physical, cognitive and psychosocial maturation

Question 19

Desire to learn; influences how quickly and how much a person learns

Answer 19

Motivation

Question 20

Demonstration of behaviors or cues that reflect the learner’s motivation to learn at a specific time

Answer 20

Readiness

Question 21

The knowledge or skill to be learned must be personally relevant to the learner

Answer 21

Relevance

Question 22

Information regarding a person’s performance in reaching a desired goal

Answer 22

Feedback

Question 23

Facilitates retention of newly learned material

Answer 23

Repetition

Question 24

_______ such as fear, anger and depression can impede learning.

Answer 24

Emotions

Question 25

________ _________ such as critical illness, pain or sensory deficits inhibit learning.

Answer 25

Physiological events

Question 26

Capacity to obtain, process and understand the basic health information and services needed to make appropriate health decisions.

Answer 26

Health literacy