30 Questions
What is the term for the process of integrating knowledge and motor skills during the learning of a new skill?
Knowledge compilation
According to the Cognitive Resource Allocation Theory, what determines how well someone pays attention and learns?
All of the above
What is the name of the theory that describes how the brain allocates attentional resources during learning?
Cognitive Resource Allocation Theory
What is the term for the ability to perform a task automatically, without paying much attention to it?
Procedural knowledge
What is the name of the process of helping adults learn, as described by Knowles in 1980?
Andragogy
What is the term for the type of fidelity that involves simulating real-world conditions, such as in a flight simulator?
Physical Fidelity
According to the contingency approach to adult learning, what is one of the dimensions for assessing trainees?
Expectation level
What is the primary purpose of Kolb's Learning Style Inventory?
To identify learning styles for training programs
What is the term for learners who are more comfortable with thinking and doing?
Convergent
What is the name of the learning strategy that involves repeating items in a list?
Rehearsal strategy
What is the learning style characterized by learning through the ears?
Auditory
What is the primary focus of gerontology in the context of training?
Working with older people
What type of practice is most conducive to retention of what is learned?
Spaced practice
What drives motivation according to need-based theories?
Underlying needs, such as survival and safety
What occurs when training results in a measurable improvement in job performance?
Positive transfer
Which of the following theories is classified as a cognitive-based theory?
Expectancy theory
What is the term for the value an individual puts on a particular outcome?
Valence
What is the goal of Maximizing Transfer according to Baldwin & Ford's Transfer of Training Model?
To create identical elements
What type of transfer involves the ability to directly apply what is learned back to the job?
Near transfer
According to Expectancy Theory, what is the primary question individuals ask themselves when deciding whether to exert effort?
How likely am I to reach my performance goal?
What is the term for the degree to which the material being learned is meaningful to the learner?
Meaningfulness of the material
Which of the following theories is concerned with the idea that people are motivated to achieve a sense of equity in their relationships?
Equity theory
What occurs when prior knowledge or training interferes with new learning?
Interference
What is the term for the process of satisfying underlying needs, according to need-based theories?
Need satisfaction
What is a key component of the Goal Setting Theory?
Specific, difficult, and understood goals
According to the Social Learning Theory, what is self-efficacy?
Judgment of what you think you can do with the skills you have
What is the main assumption of Equity Theory?
If you are treated fairly, you will keep working well
What is the term for a decrease in occurrences by eliminating reinforcement that causes the behavior?
Extinction
What type of reinforcement is the sleeping in class example?
Punishment
What is the focus of Reinforcement Theory?
Behavior modification principles
Test your knowledge on the conditions of practice and retention of learning, including active practice, spaced vs massed practice, and factors that influence retention such as meaningfulness of material and transfer of training.
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