Brainscape's Knowledge GenomeTM

Browse over 1 million classes created by top students, professors, publishers, and experts.


See full index

The Learning Process > The Learning Process > Flashcards

The Learning Process Flashcards

1
Q

A change in behavior as a result of experience can be defined as?

A

Learning

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

The learning process may include some elements such as verbal, conceptual and…

A

Problem Solving

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

While learning the material being taught, students may be learning other things as well. this additional learning is called…

A

Incidental

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

Individuals make more progress learning if they have a clear objective. this is one feature of the principle of…

A

Readiness

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

Things most often repeated are best remembered because of which principle of learning?

A

Principle of Exercise

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

Providing opportunities for a student to practice and then directing this process towards a goal is the basis of the principle of…

A

Exercise

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

The principle that is based on the emotional reaction of the learner is the principle of…

A

Effect

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

Which principle of learning often creates a strong impression?

A

Principle of Primacy

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

Which principle of learning implies that a student will learn more from the real thing than from a substitute?

A

Principle of Intensity

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

Which principle of learning often determines the sequence of lectures within a course of instruction?

A

Principle of Recency

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
11
Q

What is the basis of all learning?

A

Perception

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
12
Q

Perceptions result when a person…

A

Gives the meaning to sensations being experienced

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
13
Q

A basic need that affects all of a person’s perception is the need to

A

Maintain and enhance the organized self

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
14
Q

Which factor affecting perception has a great influence on the total perceptual process?

A

Self-concept

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
15
Q

Which factor affecting perceptions is based on the effectiveness of the use of a properly planned training syllabus?

A

Time and opportunity

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
16
Q

In the learning process, fear of the element of threat will…

A

Narrow the student’s perceptual field

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
17
Q

Which is one of the ways in which anxiety will affect a student?

A

Anxiety may limit the student’s ability to learn from perceptions

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
18
Q

The mental grouping of affiliated perceptions is called..

A

Insights

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
19
Q

Insights, as as applied to learning, involve a person’s

A

Grouping of associated perceptions into meaningful wholes

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
20
Q

Instruction, as opposed to the trial and error method of learning, is desirable because competent instruction speeds the learning process by…

A

Teaching the relationship of perceptions as they occur

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
21
Q

Name one way an instructor can help develop student insights.

A

Provide a secure and nonthreatening environment in which to learn

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
22
Q

Which memory system processes input from the environment?

A

Sensory register

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
23
Q

The use of some type of association, such as rhymes or mnemonics is best suited to which memory system?

A

Short-term

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
24
Q

How can recording be described?

A

The relating of incoming information to concepts or knowledge already in memory

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
25
Q

Where is information for future use stored?

A

Long-term memory

26
Q

The selective process by which the sensory register discards and transmits certain stimuli to the working memory is called…

A

Precoding

27
Q

When a person has difficulty recalling information after several years this is called…

A

Fading

28
Q

When the learning of similar things overshadows other learning experiences, it is called..

A

Interference

29
Q

According to one theory, some forgetting is due to the unconscious practice of submerging an unpleasant experience into the subconscious. This is called..

A

Repression

30
Q

Responses that produce a pleasurable return are called…

A

Praise

31
Q

The act of consciously pushing a memory out of reach due to feelings associated with remembering it is…

A

Suppression

32
Q

The performance of rectangular patterns helps a student fly traffic patterns. What type of transfer of learning is this?

A

Positive

33
Q

Which transfer of learning occurs when the performance of a maneuver interferes with the learning of another maneuver?

A

Negative

34
Q

To ensure proper habits and correct techniques during training, an instructor should..

A

Use the building blocks technique of instruction

35
Q

What level of knowledge is being tested if asked, “What is the maneuvering speed of the aircraft listed in the owner’s manual?”

A

Rote

36
Q

During the flight portion of a particular test, the examiner stimulates complete loss of engine power by closing the throttle and announcing “simulated engine failure.” What level of learning is being tested?

A

Correlation

37
Q

At which level of learning do most instructors stop teaching?

A

Application

38
Q

When asking a student to explain how gross weight affects maneuvering speed, what level of learning is being tested?

A

Understanding

39
Q

Commercially-developed test preparation material…

A

Places emphasis on rote learning rather than more advanced learning levels

40
Q

A disadvantage of using commercially-developed test preparation material is that…

A

Students often exhibit a lack of knowledge during oral questioning

41
Q

Which domain of learning deals with knowledge?

A

Cognitive

42
Q

Affective domain relates to…

A

Attitudes, beliefs and values

43
Q

The educational objective levels for the cognitive domain are..

A

Knowledge, comprehension, application, analysis, synthesis and evaluation

44
Q

The listing of the hierarchy of objectives is often referred to as a…

A

Taxonomy

45
Q

The most complex outcome in the affective domain is…

A

Characterization

46
Q

The least complex outcome in the psychomotor domain is..

A

Perception

47
Q

An example of a skill involving the cognitive domain would be..

A

Understanding how the flight controls should be positioned during a turn

48
Q

An example of a skill involving the psychomotor domain would be..

A

Applying back pressure to maintain altitude during a sweeping turn

49
Q

An example of a skill involving the affective domain would be..

A

Responding to an instructor’s question

50
Q

Which domain of learning includes physical movement and coordination?

A

Psychomotor

51
Q

The educational objective levels: receiving, responding, valuing, organization and characterization; are a part of which domain of learning?

A

Affective

52
Q

The educational objective level of the psychomotor domain at which a student’s skill demonstrates new movement patterns and creativity is..

A

Origination

53
Q

The least complex outcome in the cognitive domain is..

A

Knowledge

54
Q

The best way to prepare a student to perform a task is to..

A

Provide a clear, step-by-step example

55
Q

A learning plateau may be defined as the..

A

Gradual decrease in learning almost to the point where it appears to have ceased before it resumes and proficiency increases

56
Q

Which is true concerning “learning plateaus”?

A

Learning plateaus are a normal part of the learning process and tend to be temporary

57
Q

Instructors can help students who arrive at a learning plateau by..

A

Moving the student to a different place in the curriculum

58
Q

Which stage of skill acquisition may be characterized by student ability to assess personal progress and make adjustments in performance?

A

Associative stage

59
Q

Which stage of a skill acquisition is characterized by the ability to perform a procedure rapidly and smoothly while devoting little deliberate attention to performance and simultaneously performing other tasks?

A

Automatic response stage

60
Q

Studies of skill learning suggest that a student achieves better results if distractions are avoided during what type of practice..

A

Deliberate Practice

61
Q

What type of practice is repeating the same drill or doing the same task again and again until the movement becomes automatic?

A

Blocked

62
Q

Which stage of skill acquisition may be characterized by performing memorized steps unaware of progress?

A

Cognitive stage

The Learning Process (3 decks)

Brainscape helps you reach your goals faster, through stronger study habits.
© 2025 Bold Learning Solutions. Terms and Conditions