COSMETOLOGY INSTRUCTOR EXAM
STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS WITH VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
100% CORRECT!!!
What does the 80/20 principle mean in professional performance?
Answer: ✔✔ 80% of individuals perform at an average level, while 20% excel by
consistently showing up, being punctual, and prepared to work.
What do AACS and CEA stand for in the beauty education field?
Answer: ✔✔ American Association of Cosmetology Schools / Cosmetology
Educators of America
What are the key elements of active listening?
Answer: ✔✔ Be present with the speaker, avoid interruptions, repeat back key
points, and confirm understanding.
What do ADD and ADHD stand for?
Answer: ✔✔ Attention Deficit Disorder / Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
What is the role of an advisory council in cosmetology education?
Answer: ✔✔ A group made up of school owners, educators, employers, graduates,
and regulatory agency reps that identifies and prioritizes essential skills and topics
for instruction.
What are anecdotes used for in teaching?
Answer: ✔✔ Short, relevant stories used to engage students and direct attention
toward the lesson objectives.
What is an anticipatory set in education?
Answer: ✔✔ A technique or activity used to prepare students mentally and
emotionally for learning.
What does assertiveness refer to in interpersonal communication?
Answer: ✔✔ The level of confidence and directness someone uses when
interacting with others.
, What is meant by "authority" in the context of influence or instruction?
Answer: ✔✔ A person or source recognized as an expert whose views influence
opinions, decisions, or behaviors.
CLASSROOM ARRANGEMENTS - ANSWER✔✔Helps to determine educator
control, sightlines with and among students, and overall student participation.
COMPASSION - ANSWER✔✔The deep feeling of sharing or feeling the pain or
suffering of another, sympathy.
CONFERENCES - ANSWER✔✔Private, nonthreatening, face to face talk to bring
about change, not to intimidate or control behavior.
CONSISTENCY - ANSWER✔✔Behaving the same way on repeated occasions
when the circumstances are the same or similar.
COURSE OBJECTIVE - ANSWER✔✔AKA: Program objective - specifies the
learning outcomes of the program of study.
COURSE OF STUDY - ANSWER✔✔AKA: Program of study - Properly
developed program will result in an orderly and systematic process of education.
CRITICISM - ANSWER✔✔Be open to constructive criticism, be humble, put
yourself in the other person's shoes, apologize if necessary and don't whine, cry, or
blame others.
CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT - ANSWER✔✔The process of developing a
set of courses constituting an area of specialization as prescribed by the state
regulatory agency.
DEDUCTIVE REASONING - ANSWER✔✔The process of reaching a probable
conclusion by employing logical reasoning.
DEMOGRAPHICS - ANSWER✔✔Average income, cost of services, age,
ethnicity, etc. within a specified area.
STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS WITH VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
100% CORRECT!!!
What does the 80/20 principle mean in professional performance?
Answer: ✔✔ 80% of individuals perform at an average level, while 20% excel by
consistently showing up, being punctual, and prepared to work.
What do AACS and CEA stand for in the beauty education field?
Answer: ✔✔ American Association of Cosmetology Schools / Cosmetology
Educators of America
What are the key elements of active listening?
Answer: ✔✔ Be present with the speaker, avoid interruptions, repeat back key
points, and confirm understanding.
What do ADD and ADHD stand for?
Answer: ✔✔ Attention Deficit Disorder / Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
What is the role of an advisory council in cosmetology education?
Answer: ✔✔ A group made up of school owners, educators, employers, graduates,
and regulatory agency reps that identifies and prioritizes essential skills and topics
for instruction.
What are anecdotes used for in teaching?
Answer: ✔✔ Short, relevant stories used to engage students and direct attention
toward the lesson objectives.
What is an anticipatory set in education?
Answer: ✔✔ A technique or activity used to prepare students mentally and
emotionally for learning.
What does assertiveness refer to in interpersonal communication?
Answer: ✔✔ The level of confidence and directness someone uses when
interacting with others.
, What is meant by "authority" in the context of influence or instruction?
Answer: ✔✔ A person or source recognized as an expert whose views influence
opinions, decisions, or behaviors.
CLASSROOM ARRANGEMENTS - ANSWER✔✔Helps to determine educator
control, sightlines with and among students, and overall student participation.
COMPASSION - ANSWER✔✔The deep feeling of sharing or feeling the pain or
suffering of another, sympathy.
CONFERENCES - ANSWER✔✔Private, nonthreatening, face to face talk to bring
about change, not to intimidate or control behavior.
CONSISTENCY - ANSWER✔✔Behaving the same way on repeated occasions
when the circumstances are the same or similar.
COURSE OBJECTIVE - ANSWER✔✔AKA: Program objective - specifies the
learning outcomes of the program of study.
COURSE OF STUDY - ANSWER✔✔AKA: Program of study - Properly
developed program will result in an orderly and systematic process of education.
CRITICISM - ANSWER✔✔Be open to constructive criticism, be humble, put
yourself in the other person's shoes, apologize if necessary and don't whine, cry, or
blame others.
CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT - ANSWER✔✔The process of developing a
set of courses constituting an area of specialization as prescribed by the state
regulatory agency.
DEDUCTIVE REASONING - ANSWER✔✔The process of reaching a probable
conclusion by employing logical reasoning.
DEMOGRAPHICS - ANSWER✔✔Average income, cost of services, age,
ethnicity, etc. within a specified area.
