AVIT 414 EXAM 1 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS ALL CORRECT
Describe perceptions - Answer- - Perceptions are the basis for all learning (sensory
inputs)
o Learning happens faster with multiple senses
- Learners must give meaning to perceptions
What are factors that affect perception? - Answer- - Physical organization
o Need to see, hear, feel
- Goals and values
o Perceptions are colored by individual beliefs and values
- Self concept
o Self image, confidence, and security influence learning
- Time and opportunity
o Practice makes perfect
- Element of threat
o Threats can cause tunnel vision onto the threat
Describe insight - Answer- - Grouping perceptions into meaningful wholes
o CFI must point out what needs to be perceived amd explain relationship to whole
experience
- Promote insight, CFI should
o Point out relationships between concepts
o Provide secure environment
o Help student acquire self concept
3 steps in acquiring knowledge - Answer- 1.Memorization
2.understanding (understanding purpose)
3. application (know why studying this for the real world
What are Thorndikes laws of learning? (REEPER) - Answer- 1.Law of readiness
2.Law of effect
3.Law of exercise
4.Law of Primacy
5. Law of intensity
6. Law of Recency
Law of readiness - Answer- o Learner must be ready to learn
, o Learner must possess the prerequisite knowledge or skill required
o Learner must be provided with a clear reason for learning
Law of effect - Answer- o Learning is strengthened when accompanied with satisfaction
and weaken when associated with unpleasantness
o Set the student up for success, not failure
o Emphasis the positive during debriefs
Law of exercise - Answer- o Practice makes perfect
o Learning is strengthen when repeated and weakened when unused
Law of Primacy - Answer- o First impressions are very strong
o Students must be taught correctly the first time
law of Intensity - Answer- o Learning is best when the experience is immediate, exciting,
and dramatic
§ Instructor should be energetic
§ Utilize realistic scenarios
§ Hands-on experience
Law if recency - Answer- o Topic learned most recently are best remembered
o Repeat, restate, and re-emphasize important topics when appropriate to keep them
fresh
Domains of learning - Answer- 1. Cognitive
2.Affective
3.Psychomotor
What is the study of human behavior? - Answer- an attempt to explain how and why
humans function the way they do
Why do we behave the way we do? - Answer- 1. Human nature
2. Our environment (nature vs nurture)
3. Our unique experiences
What is the Myer-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI)? - Answer- It is a way of showing that
different people need different teaching styles
What is Motivation? - Answer- -The reason one acts or behaves the way they do
Is Positive or Negative Motivation more effective? - Answer- Positive
How can you help motivate students? - Answer- 1. reward success
2. congratulate student when task is preformed alone for the first time
3. point out when the student is nearing ACS standards
ANSWERS ALL CORRECT
Describe perceptions - Answer- - Perceptions are the basis for all learning (sensory
inputs)
o Learning happens faster with multiple senses
- Learners must give meaning to perceptions
What are factors that affect perception? - Answer- - Physical organization
o Need to see, hear, feel
- Goals and values
o Perceptions are colored by individual beliefs and values
- Self concept
o Self image, confidence, and security influence learning
- Time and opportunity
o Practice makes perfect
- Element of threat
o Threats can cause tunnel vision onto the threat
Describe insight - Answer- - Grouping perceptions into meaningful wholes
o CFI must point out what needs to be perceived amd explain relationship to whole
experience
- Promote insight, CFI should
o Point out relationships between concepts
o Provide secure environment
o Help student acquire self concept
3 steps in acquiring knowledge - Answer- 1.Memorization
2.understanding (understanding purpose)
3. application (know why studying this for the real world
What are Thorndikes laws of learning? (REEPER) - Answer- 1.Law of readiness
2.Law of effect
3.Law of exercise
4.Law of Primacy
5. Law of intensity
6. Law of Recency
Law of readiness - Answer- o Learner must be ready to learn
, o Learner must possess the prerequisite knowledge or skill required
o Learner must be provided with a clear reason for learning
Law of effect - Answer- o Learning is strengthened when accompanied with satisfaction
and weaken when associated with unpleasantness
o Set the student up for success, not failure
o Emphasis the positive during debriefs
Law of exercise - Answer- o Practice makes perfect
o Learning is strengthen when repeated and weakened when unused
Law of Primacy - Answer- o First impressions are very strong
o Students must be taught correctly the first time
law of Intensity - Answer- o Learning is best when the experience is immediate, exciting,
and dramatic
§ Instructor should be energetic
§ Utilize realistic scenarios
§ Hands-on experience
Law if recency - Answer- o Topic learned most recently are best remembered
o Repeat, restate, and re-emphasize important topics when appropriate to keep them
fresh
Domains of learning - Answer- 1. Cognitive
2.Affective
3.Psychomotor
What is the study of human behavior? - Answer- an attempt to explain how and why
humans function the way they do
Why do we behave the way we do? - Answer- 1. Human nature
2. Our environment (nature vs nurture)
3. Our unique experiences
What is the Myer-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI)? - Answer- It is a way of showing that
different people need different teaching styles
What is Motivation? - Answer- -The reason one acts or behaves the way they do
Is Positive or Negative Motivation more effective? - Answer- Positive
How can you help motivate students? - Answer- 1. reward success
2. congratulate student when task is preformed alone for the first time
3. point out when the student is nearing ACS standards
