Human Decision Making, Personality & Attitudes

Question 1

What is the average retention span of short term memory?

A. 5-10s
B. 15-30s
C. 1m
D. 2m

Answer 1

B. 15 to 30 seconds

Question 2

What are the three elements of attitude?

Answer 2

Believing/feeling/acting

Question 3

How long does sensory memory for SOUNDS last?

Answer 3

4-8 seconds

Question 4

How long does sensory memory for VISUAL IMAGES last?

Answer 4

1 second

Question 5

What is the average number of items that can be held in the short term memory?

A. 7
B. 10
C. 15
D. 20

Answer 5

A. 7

Question 6

Does short term memory mainly rely on sound or vision?

Answer 6

Sound

Question 7

What are the four stages that the brain processes information?

Answer 7

Sensation
Perception
Decision
Response

Question 8

What is semantic memory?

Answer 8

Memory that allows us to take in information in the form of graphics or signs eg. First aid / lift
It assigns meaning to symbols

Question 9

What is episodic memory?

Answer 9

Part of long term memory
Contains past events and their outcomes

“Last time I did this, that happened”

Question 10

What has the lost lasting effect on pilot motivation?

A. High wages
B. Promotion
C. Threat of dismissal
D. Job satisfaction

Answer 10

D. Job satisfaction

Question 11

A motor program is likely to have a problem at the stage of

A. Initiation
B. Execution
C. Learning
D. Formulation

Answer 11

A. Initiation

Question 12

List Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs

Answer 12

1. Physiological Needs (hunger/thirst/oxygen)
2. Safety and security needs (shelter from pain/danger)
3. Belonging and affection needs (friendship and love)
4. Self esteem needs (achievement/prestige status/dominance)
5. Self fulfilment needs (expression of talents)

Question 13

A person is best able to recall info from short term memory that is

A. Visual and clustered
B. Audible and clustered
C. Visual and separate
D. Audible and separate

Answer 13

B. Audible and clustered

Question 14

The factors by which attitude may be said to be influenced are

A. Cognitive, affective and behavioural
B. Behavioural, psychological and physiological
C. Cognitive, environmental and mental
D. Affective, effective and reflective

Answer 14

A. Cognitive, affective and behavioural

Question 15

Negative factors in job satisfaction are hygiene factors. An example of a hygiene factor is

A. Advancement
B. Responsibility
C. Staff relations
D. The type of work

Answer 15

C. Staff relations

Question 16

During periods of high stress, a pilots attention is likely to be

A. Selective sequential
B. Divided parallel
C. Selective parallel
D. Divided sequential

Answer 16

A. Selective sequential