FOI's Flashcards

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What is Human Behavior

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One’s attempts to satisfy certain needs

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Maslow’s ascending order of Needs (5)

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  • Physical/physiological needs
    (food, sleep, shelter)
  • Safety
    (feel protected from danger)
  • Social
    (sense of belonging)
  • Egoistic
    —–internal - self-esteem
    —–external - reputation/ status
  • Self-fulfillment
    (realizing own potential and achieving)
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3
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Why is Motivation important

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It lies at the heart of an individual’s goals and is the reason for ones behavior

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4
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What are the 8 Defense Mechanisms?

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  1. Repression
  2. Denial
  3. Compensation
  4. Projection
  5. Rationalization
  6. Reaction Formation
  7. Fantasy
  8. Displacement
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5
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Define Repression

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burring uncomfortable thoughts into unconscious mind

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6
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Define Denial

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refusal to accept reality because it is too threatening

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7
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Define Compensation

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psychologically balancing a weak area by shifting to a strong one

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8
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Define Projection

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Blaming ones own mistakes onto others

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9
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Define Rationalization

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justifying ones actions instead of accepting real reasons for behavior

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10
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Define Reaction formation

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faking a belief opposite from real belief because real emotion causes anxiety

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11
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Define Fantasy

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Escaping reality by daydreaming

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12
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Define Displacement

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unconscious shift of emotion

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13
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Student emotional reactions

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Anxiety- feeling of worry, unease, often about what’s going to happen

stress- a result from being in the moment of something
-normal stress response- rapid, exact and focused response, within the limits of experience or training
-abnormal stress response- extreme over-cooperation, inappropriate laughter or singing, rapid changes in emotion

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14
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Basic Elements of Communication

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Source

Symbols
-ideals and information shared by words, expressions, gestures

Receiver

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Barriers to effective communication

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  1. Lack of common experience
  2. Confusion between symbols and symbolized objects
  3. Overuse of Abstractions
  4. Interference (distractions)
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16
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5 Tactics to Develop communication skills

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  1. Roll Playing
  2. Instructional Communication
    -use of past experiences to illustrate a point
  3. Active Listening
  4. Questioning
  5. Instructional enhancement
    - aids to learning
17
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What is the definition of Learning?

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A change of behavior as a result of experience

18
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What does Learning Theory consist of?

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Behaviorism

Cognitive Theory

19
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What is Behaviorism?

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Explains behavior from observable and measurable responses to stimuli

20
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What is Cognitive Theory?

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Focuses on what’s going on inside the mind (cognitive=thinking)

21
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What is the relationship between perceptions and learning?

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Perceptions are the basis of all learning

22
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Five factors that affect perception

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Physical senses
Goals and Values
Self-Concept
Time and Opportunity
Element of Threat

23
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What are insights?

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Insights are the grouping of perceptions into meaningful wholes

24
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Which of the physical senses is the most important to learning

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Sight

25
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Explain why Goals and Values affect perception

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Each student has different beliefs and values. Knowing these values helps the instructor predict how a student will interpret experience.

26
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Explain how Self-Concept affect perception

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Whether negative or positive. this affects the ability to perform or do things favorably or unfavorably. positive self-concept are more receptive to instruction

27
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Explain how Time and Opportunity affect perception

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The ability to learn things is dependent upon other perceptions.

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Explain how the Element of Threat affects perception

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Fear adversely affects learning. Instructor must teach to fit the psychological needs of the student. If a situation overwhelms a student, he or she may feel threatened. Students must feel capable of coping with the situation.

29
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What are the three steps of Acquiring knowledge?

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Memorization, Understanding and Application

30
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Explain Memorization, Understanding and Application

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1) memorization - first exposure to info, memorized the facts

2) understanding - organizing your knowledge

3) Application - ability to apply your knowledge to solve problems

31
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What are the Laws of Learning

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REEPIR
1) Readiness- learning happens best when ready
2) Exercise - Things repeated are best remembered
3) Effect - Learning is strengthened by a positive experience and weakened by a negative experience
4) Primacy - First learned is best learned
5) Intensity - Learning is better from the real thing than a substitute (sim)
6) Recency - Things most recently learned are best remembered

32
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What are the Cognitive Domains?

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RUAC
Rote
Understanding
Application
Correlation