Exam 15: Learning Strategies, Perception, and Life Span Changes

An important learning advantage of sleep is that it leads to stronger memory and better attention spans.

Middle age is typically a period of substantial decline in verbal abilities and abstract reasoning.

According to a study of 698 senior adults, it appears that the executive function of the brain remains so strong up until the end of life, and that commercial airlines should allow pilots to fly up to age 85.

A major contributor to informal learning in a medical setting would be workers ________.

An example of perceptual congruence would be if the members of a work group and the group leader have a different perception of the group's mission.

To be a good e-learner, you need a lot of self-motivation and self-discipline.

A major force behind the growth of e-learning is that ________.

Brian receives an e-mail message explaining how he can earn hundreds of extra dollars per month by selling food supplements that prolong life. Brian engages in selective attention when he ________.

According to the eight stages of human development formulated by Erikson, a person has to learn to resolve a crisis at each stage before successfully negotiating the next stage of life.

You know you are part of the sandwich generation when you are juggling taking care of your own children and parents.

Cedrick is hired as an ambulance driver which requires driving a vehicle wider than customary for him. On his first two trips, Cedrick hears and feels strong vibrations near the tire because he has driven on the shoulder. Cedrick quickly makes the appropriate adjustments, and no longer encounters the vibrations. His learning was the result of ________.

A job is least likely to be outsourced when it involves ________.

A study about learning and different sized fonts suggested that ________.

Business owner Robert should use ________ schedules or reinforcement to keep his employees mentally alert and interested.

It is possible for a company to arrange for informal learning by ________.

Store manager Pam is most likely displaying a habit when she ________.

One of the first steps in making a career change should be to ________.

A person can often capitalize on the halo effect by denying to others that he or she has any work-related problems.

Professional football player Deon is released from his team, and cannot find a new job as a player or coach. Which one of the following might be a realistic career change for Deon?

Matilda is employing a useful tactic for coping with a major change in her work life when she looks for the personal value that could be embedded in the change.