COSMETOLOGY INSTRUCTOR EXAM (ACTUAL)
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS 2026 |
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• AACS/CEA. CORRECT ANSWER: American Association of Cosmetology
Schools/Cosmetology Educators of America
• ACTIVE LISTENING. CORRECT ANSWER: Be with the speaker, don't interrupt,
repeat, gain agreement.
• ADD/ADHD. CORRECT ANSWER: Attention Deficit Disorder/Attention Deficit
Hyperactivity Disorder
• ADVISORY COUNCIL. CORRECT ANSWER: Composed of school owners and
directors, educators and employers, graduates, representatives from state, regulatory
oversight agencies. Identifies and prioritizes subject matter and skills that need to be
taught.
• ANECDOTES. CORRECT ANSWER: Describes a specific point to help get the
learners focus directed toward the objectives of the lesson.
• ANTICIPATORY SET. CORRECT ANSWER: The process of getting the students
ready to learn.
• ASSERTIVENESS. CORRECT ANSWER: The degree of boldness or confidence one
has in dealing with others.
• AUTHORITY. CORRECT ANSWER: An individual cited or appealed to as an expert or
to influence thought, opinion, or behavior.
• CLASSROOM ARRANGEMENTS. CORRECT ANSWER: Helps to determine
educator control, sightlines with and among students, and overall student participation.
• COMPASSION. CORRECT ANSWER: The deep feeling of sharing or feeling the pain
or suffering of another, sympathy.
• CONFERENCES. CORRECT ANSWER: Private, nonthreatening, face to face talk to
bring about change, not to intimidate or control behavior.
• CONSISTENCY. CORRECT ANSWER: Behaving the same way on repeated
occasions when the circumstances are the same or similar.
• COURSE OBJECTIVE. CORRECT ANSWER: AKA: Program objective - specifies the
learning outcomes of the program of study.
,• COURSE OF STUDY. CORRECT ANSWER: AKA: Program of study - Properly
developed program will result in an orderly and systematic process of education.
• CRITICISM. CORRECT 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. CORRECT ANSWER: The process of developing a
set of courses constituting an area of specialization as prescribed by the state
regulatory agency.
• DEDUCTIVE REASONING. CORRECT ANSWER: The process of reaching a
probable conclusion by employing logical reasoning.
• DEMOGRAPHICS. CORRECT ANSWER: Average income, cost of services, age,
ethnicity, etc. within a specified area.
• DEMONSTRATION. CORRECT ANSWER: Perform at an appropriate speed ensuring
the students do not miss any key points or steps.
• DEPT. OF EDUCATION. CORRECT ANSWER: Sets forth specific regulations
governing student hours and financial aid disbursement.
• DISABLED LEARNER. CORRECT ANSWER: Is responsible for providing
documentation of their disability and making a formal request for accommodations.
• DYSLEXIA. CORRECT ANSWER: A specific learning disability that is an impairment
in the brain's ability to translate written images received by the eyes into meaningful
language.
• ELIGIBLE STUDENT. CORRECT ANSWER: A student above the age of 18 enrolled
in a post secondary school.
• ENERGIZER. CORRECT ANSWER: An activity lasting one to three minutes to provide
for a physical or mental break to bring new life into the class.
• ENTHUSIASM. CORRECT ANSWER: Goes hand in hand with energy.
• ETHICAL STANDARDS. CORRECT ANSWER: Educators should model and teach
these daily in their interactions with students.
• EVENTS. CORRECT ANSWER: Basic elements of time; key to managing time is
controlling these.
, • EXTERNAL MOTIVATORS. CORRECT ANSWER: Examples are; pep talks,
incentives, exciting presentations, guest speakers, etc.
• INTERNAL MOTIVATORS. CORRECT ANSWER: Your inner drive that keeps you
moving toward your goals.
• EYE CONTACT. CORRECT ANSWER: A low-profile intervention that requires little
effort on the part of the educator for controlling a minor misconduct.
• FACILITATE. CORRECT ANSWER: To bring about learning.
• FATIGUE. CORRECT ANSWER: The medical profession has agreed in large part,
that this is of mental origin rather than a result of a physical ailment.
• FERPA. CORRECT ANSWER: Family Educational Right to Privacy Act
• FIELD TRIPS. CORRECT ANSWER: Provide students with an opportunity for active
learning and a broader real world experience.
• FOILS/DISTRACTORS. CORRECT ANSWER: The possible answers to a multiple
choice question.
• FRATERNIZE. CORRECT ANSWER: An educator must establish a formal distance
and never do this with their students outside the classroom.
• FUN. CORRECT ANSWER: The more a student has, the more a student learns.
• GESTURES. CORRECT ANSWER: Adds meaning to words.
• GRADING. CORRECT ANSWER: Evaluate learner achievement and build learner
confidence.
• HIGH-ORDER QUESTIONING. CORRECT ANSWER: Open-ended, requiring the
learner to have knowledge and comprehension.
• HOWARD GARDNER. CORRECT ANSWER: Identified 9 intelligences; his theory
addresses how we are smart as opposed to how smart we are.
• ICE BREAKER. CORRECT ANSWER: Allows new students to bond with continuing
students.
• LEARNING BARRIERS. CORRECT ANSWER: Barriers that prevent students from
learning; apprehension, fear, anxiety, learner recall, rapid response, lack of learner
motivation, educator behaviors.
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS 2026 |
Exam Prep Bundle | A+ Verified
• AACS/CEA. CORRECT ANSWER: American Association of Cosmetology
Schools/Cosmetology Educators of America
• ACTIVE LISTENING. CORRECT ANSWER: Be with the speaker, don't interrupt,
repeat, gain agreement.
• ADD/ADHD. CORRECT ANSWER: Attention Deficit Disorder/Attention Deficit
Hyperactivity Disorder
• ADVISORY COUNCIL. CORRECT ANSWER: Composed of school owners and
directors, educators and employers, graduates, representatives from state, regulatory
oversight agencies. Identifies and prioritizes subject matter and skills that need to be
taught.
• ANECDOTES. CORRECT ANSWER: Describes a specific point to help get the
learners focus directed toward the objectives of the lesson.
• ANTICIPATORY SET. CORRECT ANSWER: The process of getting the students
ready to learn.
• ASSERTIVENESS. CORRECT ANSWER: The degree of boldness or confidence one
has in dealing with others.
• AUTHORITY. CORRECT ANSWER: An individual cited or appealed to as an expert or
to influence thought, opinion, or behavior.
• CLASSROOM ARRANGEMENTS. CORRECT ANSWER: Helps to determine
educator control, sightlines with and among students, and overall student participation.
• COMPASSION. CORRECT ANSWER: The deep feeling of sharing or feeling the pain
or suffering of another, sympathy.
• CONFERENCES. CORRECT ANSWER: Private, nonthreatening, face to face talk to
bring about change, not to intimidate or control behavior.
• CONSISTENCY. CORRECT ANSWER: Behaving the same way on repeated
occasions when the circumstances are the same or similar.
• COURSE OBJECTIVE. CORRECT ANSWER: AKA: Program objective - specifies the
learning outcomes of the program of study.
,• COURSE OF STUDY. CORRECT ANSWER: AKA: Program of study - Properly
developed program will result in an orderly and systematic process of education.
• CRITICISM. CORRECT 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. CORRECT ANSWER: The process of developing a
set of courses constituting an area of specialization as prescribed by the state
regulatory agency.
• DEDUCTIVE REASONING. CORRECT ANSWER: The process of reaching a
probable conclusion by employing logical reasoning.
• DEMOGRAPHICS. CORRECT ANSWER: Average income, cost of services, age,
ethnicity, etc. within a specified area.
• DEMONSTRATION. CORRECT ANSWER: Perform at an appropriate speed ensuring
the students do not miss any key points or steps.
• DEPT. OF EDUCATION. CORRECT ANSWER: Sets forth specific regulations
governing student hours and financial aid disbursement.
• DISABLED LEARNER. CORRECT ANSWER: Is responsible for providing
documentation of their disability and making a formal request for accommodations.
• DYSLEXIA. CORRECT ANSWER: A specific learning disability that is an impairment
in the brain's ability to translate written images received by the eyes into meaningful
language.
• ELIGIBLE STUDENT. CORRECT ANSWER: A student above the age of 18 enrolled
in a post secondary school.
• ENERGIZER. CORRECT ANSWER: An activity lasting one to three minutes to provide
for a physical or mental break to bring new life into the class.
• ENTHUSIASM. CORRECT ANSWER: Goes hand in hand with energy.
• ETHICAL STANDARDS. CORRECT ANSWER: Educators should model and teach
these daily in their interactions with students.
• EVENTS. CORRECT ANSWER: Basic elements of time; key to managing time is
controlling these.
, • EXTERNAL MOTIVATORS. CORRECT ANSWER: Examples are; pep talks,
incentives, exciting presentations, guest speakers, etc.
• INTERNAL MOTIVATORS. CORRECT ANSWER: Your inner drive that keeps you
moving toward your goals.
• EYE CONTACT. CORRECT ANSWER: A low-profile intervention that requires little
effort on the part of the educator for controlling a minor misconduct.
• FACILITATE. CORRECT ANSWER: To bring about learning.
• FATIGUE. CORRECT ANSWER: The medical profession has agreed in large part,
that this is of mental origin rather than a result of a physical ailment.
• FERPA. CORRECT ANSWER: Family Educational Right to Privacy Act
• FIELD TRIPS. CORRECT ANSWER: Provide students with an opportunity for active
learning and a broader real world experience.
• FOILS/DISTRACTORS. CORRECT ANSWER: The possible answers to a multiple
choice question.
• FRATERNIZE. CORRECT ANSWER: An educator must establish a formal distance
and never do this with their students outside the classroom.
• FUN. CORRECT ANSWER: The more a student has, the more a student learns.
• GESTURES. CORRECT ANSWER: Adds meaning to words.
• GRADING. CORRECT ANSWER: Evaluate learner achievement and build learner
confidence.
• HIGH-ORDER QUESTIONING. CORRECT ANSWER: Open-ended, requiring the
learner to have knowledge and comprehension.
• HOWARD GARDNER. CORRECT ANSWER: Identified 9 intelligences; his theory
addresses how we are smart as opposed to how smart we are.
• ICE BREAKER. CORRECT ANSWER: Allows new students to bond with continuing
students.
• LEARNING BARRIERS. CORRECT ANSWER: Barriers that prevent students from
learning; apprehension, fear, anxiety, learner recall, rapid response, lack of learner
motivation, educator behaviors.
