FOI SU2: Barriers to Learning Flashcards
GLEIM
The factor which contributes most to a learner’s failure to remain receptive to new experiences and which creates a tendency to reject additional training is:
a. basic needs
b. element of threat
c. negative self-concept
negative self-concept
what is an outcome of a learner showing a favorable self-concept?
a. a more receptive attitude to experiences
b. failure to remain open to new learning experiences
c. a positive attitude on the part of the flight instructor
a more receptive attitude to experiences
an instructor may foster the development of insights by:
a. helping the learner acquire and maintain a favorable self-concept
b. pointing out the attractive features of the activity to be learned
c. keeping the rate of learning consistent so that it is predictable
helping the learner acquire and maintain a favorable self-concept
which term denotes a favorable view of self?
a. insecure
b. unassured
c. confident
confident
defense mechanisms
a. are subject to the learner’s normal behavioral processes
b. are related to the conscious domain
c. involve some degree of self-deception and distortion of reality
involve some degree of self-deception and distortion of reality
although defense mechanisms can serve a useful purpose, they can?
a. provide feelings of adequacy
b. alleviate the cause of problems
c. involve some degree of self-deception and distortion of reality
involve some degree of self-deception and distortion of reality
if an instructor has a learner with a hidden fear of flying that inhibits learning, the learner is most likely displaying which defense mechanism?
a. reaction formation
b. repression
c. projection
repression
when a learner uses excuses to justify inadequate performance, it is an indication of the defense mechanism known as?
a. fantasy
b. displacement
c. rationalization
rationalization
fantasy is a defense mechanism learners use when they?
a. want to escape from frustrating situations
b. cannot accept the real reason for their behavior
c. place blame on someone or something other than themselves
want to escape from frustrating situations
learners may display the defense mechanism called denial, which is revealed by the learner’s?
a. hostile
b. attempts to minimize the situation
c. attempts at rationalization
attempts to minimize the situation
When learners subconsciously use the defense mechanism called rationalization, they?
a. use excuses to justify acceptable behavior
b. cannot accept the real reasons for their behavior
c. fake a belied opposite to their true belief because the true belief causes anxiety
cannot accept the real reasons for their behavior
when a learner engages in daydreaming, it is the defense mechanism of
a. compensation
b. fantasy
c. denial
fantasy
when learners display the defense mechanism called repression, they
a. refuse to accept reality
b. place uncomfortable thoughts into inaccessible areas of the unconscious mind
c. attempt to justify actions by asking numerous questions
place uncomfortable thoughts into inaccessible areas of the unconscious mind
when a learner presents a belief opposite to what they truly believe, it usually is an indication of the dense mechanism known as?
a. fantasy
b. reaction formation
c. displacement
reaction formation
when a learner attempts to disguise the presence of a weak or undesirable quality by emphasizing a more positive one, the defense mechanism is usually in the form of?
a. projection
b. compensation
c. rationalization
compensation
a learner pilot who fails a practical test and attributes the failure to an “unfair” evaluation by the examiner may be demonstrating a defense mechanism known as?
a. rationalization
b. projection
c. denial
projection