Question 1

An individual with an internal locus of control believes their actions have little impact on their behaviour.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

The basic premise in Maslow's need hierarchy is that the lowest-level unsatisfied need has the least motivating potential.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Research suggests that there is little connection between organizational commitment and training motivation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

What type of motivation theory is expectancy theory?

Accepted Answer

A)  need 
B)  goal 
C)  process 
D)  expectation 
A)  need 
B)  goal 
C)  process 
D)  expectation

Question 5

What is the major implication of expectancy theory as it relates to training?

Accepted Answer

A)  Expectancy theory revolves around the trainee's motivation to attend a training program, to learn, and to apply what is learned on the job. 
B)  Expectancy theory revolves around the likelihood that training probabilities can be determined for the trainee without the use of subjective measures. 
C)  Expectancy theory revolves around the attractiveness of training consequences or second-level intrinsic or extrinsic outcomes for the trainee. 
D)  Expectancy theory revolves around the subjective ratings for the trainee associated with the attractiveness of second-level training outcomes. 
A)  Expectancy theory revolves around the trainee's motivation to attend a training program, to learn, and to apply what is learned on the job. 
B)  Expectancy theory revolves around the likelihood that training probabilities can be determined for the trainee without the use of subjective measures. 
C)  Expectancy theory revolves around the attractiveness of training consequences or second-level intrinsic or extrinsic outcomes for the trainee. 
D)  Expectancy theory revolves around the subjective ratings for the trainee associated with the attractiveness of second-level training outcomes.

Question 6

Knowledge compilation is related to learning knowledge,facts,and information.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

What are the two ways in which motivation theories are categorized?

Accepted Answer

A)  extrinsic and intrinsic theories 
B)  process and need theories 
C)  mastery and performance theories 
D)  Maslow's need hierarchy and expectancy theory 
A)  extrinsic and intrinsic theories 
B)  process and need theories 
C)  mastery and performance theories 
D)  Maslow's need hierarchy and expectancy theory

Question 8

Why does ACT theory have important implications for learning and training?

Accepted Answer

A)  It suggests that motivational interventions might be more or less effective depending on the stage of learning. 
B)  It recognizes that learning is a stage-like process that involves four important stages. 
C)  It indicates that similar types of learning take place at different stages throughout the learning process. 
D)  It relies on a complete assessment of the training needs of the participants prior to designing the training event. 
A)  It suggests that motivational interventions might be more or less effective depending on the stage of learning. 
B)  It recognizes that learning is a stage-like process that involves four important stages. 
C)  It indicates that similar types of learning take place at different stages throughout the learning process. 
D)  It relies on a complete assessment of the training needs of the participants prior to designing the training event.

Question 9

John Anderson's ACT theory describes learning as a process across three stages.Which of these stages is NOT part of the ACT theory?

Accepted Answer

A)  declarative knowledge 
B)  knowledge compilation 
C)  adaptive knowledge 
D)  procedural knowledge 
A)  declarative knowledge 
B)  knowledge compilation 
C)  adaptive knowledge 
D)  procedural knowledge

Question 10

Given that individuals have learning style preferences,better learning outcomes take place when only preferred learning styles are used in the learning process.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Compare and contrast the need theories developed by Maslow and Alderfer.

Accepted Answer

Maslow developed a hierarchy of five nee

Question 12

Observational learning requires four key elements including attention,retention,reproduction,and reinforcement.What type of activity is associated with reproduction?

Accepted Answer

A)  employees must be aware and observe the behaviour 
B)  employees must observe and encode the behaviour 
C)  employees must practice and rehearse the behaviour 
D)  employees must continue to apply the behaviour 
A)  employees must be aware and observe the behaviour 
B)  employees must observe and encode the behaviour 
C)  employees must practice and rehearse the behaviour 
D)  employees must continue to apply the behaviour

Question 13

The textbook describes implications of adult learning theory for training and development.Which of the following does the textbook NOT consider?

Accepted Answer

A)  material should be presented in an entertaining manner 
B)  material should leverage learners' experiences 
C)  learners should be consulted in the needs analysis process 
D)  learners should be provided opportunities to learn on their own 
A)  material should be presented in an entertaining manner 
B)  material should leverage learners' experiences 
C)  learners should be consulted in the needs analysis process 
D)  learners should be provided opportunities to learn on their own

Question 14

List and briefly describe the five general categories of learning outcomes identified by Gagné.Provide an example of each.

Accepted Answer

The five categories are
(1)verbal inform

Question 15

Pedagogy is the traditional approach to learning used to educate children,youth,and adults.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

What concept best describes a hockey player's belief that he/she is able to score two goals in one game?

Accepted Answer

A)  self-awareness 
B)  observation 
C)  self-efficacy 
D)  self-regulation 
A)  self-awareness 
B)  observation 
C)  self-efficacy 
D)  self-regulation

Question 17

The attitude of a trainee influences learning.Which of the following attitudinal factors are supportive of learning?

Accepted Answer

A)  organizational engagement, job satisfaction, and job involvement 
B)  learning, intrinsic motivation, and intellectual capital 
C)  training and development, locus of control, and self-efficacy 
D)  learning, individual behaviour, and performance 
A)  organizational engagement, job satisfaction, and job involvement 
B)  learning, intrinsic motivation, and intellectual capital 
C)  training and development, locus of control, and self-efficacy 
D)  learning, individual behaviour, and performance

Question 18

Conditioning theory suggests that trainees should be encouraged and reinforced throughout the training process.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

What additional input must be incorporated into social cognitive theory for observed behaviours to be attempted?

Accepted Answer

A)  self-motivation 
B)  self-assessment 
C)  self-regulation 
D)  self-efficacy 
A)  self-motivation 
B)  self-assessment 
C)  self-regulation 
D)  self-efficacy

Question 20

Kurt Kraiger and colleagues developed a classification scheme for learning outcomes that includes cognitive outcomes,skill-based outcomes,and affective outcomes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

An individual with an internal locus of control believes their actions have little impact on their behaviour.

The basic premise in Maslow's need hierarchy is that the lowest-level unsatisfied need has the least motivating potential.

Research suggests that there is little connection between organizational commitment and training motivation.

What type of motivation theory is expectancy theory?

What is the major implication of expectancy theory as it relates to training?

Knowledge compilation is related to learning knowledge,facts,and information.

What are the two ways in which motivation theories are categorized?

Why does ACT theory have important implications for learning and training?

John Anderson's ACT theory describes learning as a process across three stages.Which of these stages is NOT part of the ACT theory?

Given that individuals have learning style preferences,better learning outcomes take place when only preferred learning styles are used in the learning process.

Compare and contrast the need theories developed by Maslow and Alderfer.

Observational learning requires four key elements including attention,retention,reproduction,and reinforcement.What type of activity is associated with reproduction?

The textbook describes implications of adult learning theory for training and development.Which of the following does the textbook NOT consider?

List and briefly describe the five general categories of learning outcomes identified by Gagné.Provide an example of each.

Pedagogy is the traditional approach to learning used to educate children,youth,and adults.

What concept best describes a hockey player's belief that he/she is able to score two goals in one game?

The attitude of a trainee influences learning.Which of the following attitudinal factors are supportive of learning?

Conditioning theory suggests that trainees should be encouraged and reinforced throughout the training process.

What additional input must be incorporated into social cognitive theory for observed behaviours to be attempted?

Kurt Kraiger and colleagues developed a classification scheme for learning outcomes that includes cognitive outcomes,skill-based outcomes,and affective outcomes.

The Training and Development Process

Organizational Learning

The Needs Analysis Process

Training Design

Off-The-Job Training Methods

On-The-Job Training Methods

Technology-Based Training Methods

Training Delivery

Transfer of Training

Training Evaluation

The Costs and Benefits of Training Programs

Training Programs

Management Development

The Evolution and Future of Training and Development

Filters

Exam 3: Learning and Motivation

An individual with an internal locus of control believes their actions have little impact on their behaviour.

The basic premise in Maslow's need hierarchy is that the lowest-level unsatisfied need has the least motivating potential.

Research suggests that there is little connection between organizational commitment and training motivation.

What type of motivation theory is expectancy theory?

What is the major implication of expectancy theory as it relates to training?

Knowledge compilation is related to learning knowledge,facts,and information.

What are the two ways in which motivation theories are categorized?

Why does ACT theory have important implications for learning and training?

John Anderson's ACT theory describes learning as a process across three stages.Which of these stages is NOT part of the ACT theory?

Given that individuals have learning style preferences,better learning outcomes take place when only preferred learning styles are used in the learning process.

Compare and contrast the need theories developed by Maslow and Alderfer.

Observational learning requires four key elements including attention,retention,reproduction,and reinforcement.What type of activity is associated with reproduction?

The textbook describes implications of adult learning theory for training and development.Which of the following does the textbook NOT consider?

List and briefly describe the five general categories of learning outcomes identified by Gagné.Provide an example of each.

Pedagogy is the traditional approach to learning used to educate children,youth,and adults.

What concept best describes a hockey player's belief that he/she is able to score two goals in one game?

The attitude of a trainee influences learning.Which of the following attitudinal factors are supportive of learning?

Conditioning theory suggests that trainees should be encouraged and reinforced throughout the training process.

What additional input must be incorporated into social cognitive theory for observed behaviours to be attempted?

Kurt Kraiger and colleagues developed a classification scheme for learning outcomes that includes cognitive outcomes,skill-based outcomes,and affective outcomes.

The Training and Development Process

Organizational Learning

The Needs Analysis Process

Training Design

Off-The-Job Training Methods

On-The-Job Training Methods

Technology-Based Training Methods

Training Delivery

Transfer of Training

Training Evaluation

The Costs and Benefits of Training Programs

Training Programs

Management Development

The Evolution and Future of Training and Development

Filters