Question 1

The argument that teaching adults requires a different set of instructional techniques than those typically used to teach children is called:

Accepted Answer

A)  gerontology 
B)  andragogy 
C)  pedagogy 
D)  contiguity 
A)  gerontology 
B)  andragogy 
C)  pedagogy 
D)  contiguity

Question 2

Gerontology is the study of old age and aging.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Which of the following is not a principle to follow when training older workers?

Accepted Answer

A)  Older workers can and do develop 
B)  Supervisors need to be aware of their own bias about not training older workers 
C)  The organization does not need to pay attention to the rewards structure for learning new skills 
D)  Training must be considered within a total career perspective 
A)  Older workers can and do develop 
B)  Supervisors need to be aware of their own bias about not training older workers 
C)  The organization does not need to pay attention to the rewards structure for learning new skills 
D)  Training must be considered within a total career perspective

Question 4

Gestalt psychologists believe that learning occurs by:

Accepted Answer

A)  Insight or epiphany 
B)  Trial and error 
C)  Association of facts and ideas 
D)  Practice 
A)  Insight or epiphany 
B)  Trial and error 
C)  Association of facts and ideas 
D)  Practice

Question 5

Kolb's learning strategies include all of the following except:

Accepted Answer

A)  Rehearsal strategies 
B)  Organizational strategies 
C)  Team work strategies 
D)  Comprehension monitoring strategies 
A)  Rehearsal strategies 
B)  Organizational strategies 
C)  Team work strategies 
D)  Comprehension monitoring strategies

Question 6

Describing the learning goal,analyzing the initial state of the learner,finding out what will let the trainer learn and monitoring and assessing progress are part of what field of learning?

Accepted Answer

A)  Social psychology 
B)  Educational psychology 
C)  Organizational behavior 
D)  Instructional psychology 
A)  Social psychology 
B)  Educational psychology 
C)  Organizational behavior 
D)  Instructional psychology

Question 7

Which of the following is true of 'non traditional' learners?

Accepted Answer

A)  They need to be motivated to learn 
B)  The tend to focus on getting good grades 
C)  If told the sky is bright green they will believe it 
D)  They tend to be practical and are interested in relevant content 
A)  They need to be motivated to learn 
B)  The tend to focus on getting good grades 
C)  If told the sky is bright green they will believe it 
D)  They tend to be practical and are interested in relevant content

Question 8

Andragogy is based on all of the following assumptions about adults EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  adults are self-motivated 
B)  adults have acquired a large amount of experience that can be used a resource 
C)  adults look to apply learned tasks later in life 
D)  adults are motivated to learn 
A)  adults are self-motivated 
B)  adults have acquired a large amount of experience that can be used a resource 
C)  adults look to apply learned tasks later in life 
D)  adults are motivated to learn

Question 9

The extent to which a trainee can attach a similar meaning to events that occur both in the training session,as well as on the job,is called ______________ fidelity.

Accepted Answer

A)  environmental 
B)  psychological 
C)  physical 
D)  marital 
A)  environmental 
B)  psychological 
C)  physical 
D)  marital

Question 10

Which of the following is true about transfer of training:

Accepted Answer

A)  Zero transfer means nothing changed after training 
B)  Positive transfer means performance got worse after training 
C)  Negative transfer means performance got better after training 
D)  None of the above are true 
A)  Zero transfer means nothing changed after training 
B)  Positive transfer means performance got worse after training 
C)  Negative transfer means performance got better after training 
D)  None of the above are true

Question 11

Learning is defined as:

Accepted Answer

A)  A permanent change in behavior, cognition or affect. 
B)  A temporary change in behavior, cognition or affect. 
C)  Memorizing some material from a book. 
D)  None of the above are correct definitions. 
A)  A permanent change in behavior, cognition or affect. 
B)  A temporary change in behavior, cognition or affect. 
C)  Memorizing some material from a book. 
D)  None of the above are correct definitions.

Question 12

Before training Joe produced 20 widgets per day.Four months after training he is producing 30 widgets per day.This is an example of:

Accepted Answer

A)  Zero transfer 
B)  Positive transfer 
C)  Negative transfer 
D)  None of the above 
A)  Zero transfer 
B)  Positive transfer 
C)  Negative transfer 
D)  None of the above

Question 13

A student who studied for this exam for two hours a day for four days would most clearly be using (or demonstrating):

Accepted Answer

A)  whole learning 
B)  spaced practice 
C)  Overlearning 
D)  massed practice 
A)  whole learning 
B)  spaced practice 
C)  Overlearning 
D)  massed practice

Question 14

Which is true about 'near transfer' and 'far transfer' of training?

Accepted Answer

A)  Near transfer is training that can be applied right away to the job 
B)  Far transfer is training that can be applied right away to the job 
C)  Near transfer is also called 'skill generalization' 
D)  Far transfer is also called 'skill reproduction' 
A)  Near transfer is training that can be applied right away to the job 
B)  Far transfer is training that can be applied right away to the job 
C)  Near transfer is also called 'skill generalization' 
D)  Far transfer is also called 'skill reproduction'

Question 15

For individual trainees a learning curve will be:

Accepted Answer

A)  The same - curving sharply upward at first and then slowing down 
B)  Different for all trainees 
C)  The same - curving sharply downward at first and then speeding up 
D)  The same - curving sharply upward at first and then speeding up 
A)  The same - curving sharply upward at first and then slowing down 
B)  Different for all trainees 
C)  The same - curving sharply downward at first and then speeding up 
D)  The same - curving sharply upward at first and then speeding up

Question 16

Trainability testing is used to determine if the trainees have both the __________ and ________ to learn.

Accepted Answer

A)  Basic principles and language skills 
B)  Intelligence and language skills 
C)  Motivation and skill knowledge 
D)  Motivation and ability 
A)  Basic principles and language skills 
B)  Intelligence and language skills 
C)  Motivation and skill knowledge 
D)  Motivation and ability

Question 17

When something that you learned prior to training inhibits your recall of the newly-learned material,this is called:

Accepted Answer

A)  interference 
B)  meaningfulness 
C)  physical fidelity 
D)  zero transfer 
A)  interference 
B)  meaningfulness 
C)  physical fidelity 
D)  zero transfer

Question 18

Research has shown that:

Accepted Answer

A)  Only active practice can help learning 
B)  Mental practice is not does not help learning 
C)  Mental practice is effective for both cognitive an physical tasks 
D)  Practice simply does not help learning 
A)  Only active practice can help learning 
B)  Mental practice is not does not help learning 
C)  Mental practice is effective for both cognitive an physical tasks 
D)  Practice simply does not help learning

Question 19

According to cognitive resource allocation theory skills acquisition occurs in the following three phases?

Accepted Answer

A)  learning knowledge, knowledge compilation and procedural knowledge 
B)  declarative knowledge, knowledge compilation and understanding 
C)  declarative knowledge, knowledge memorization and procedural knowledge 
D)  declarative knowledge, knowledge compilation and procedural knowledge 
A)  learning knowledge, knowledge compilation and procedural knowledge 
B)  declarative knowledge, knowledge compilation and understanding 
C)  declarative knowledge, knowledge memorization and procedural knowledge 
D)  declarative knowledge, knowledge compilation and procedural knowledge

Question 20

Based on the law of effect means that:

Accepted Answer

A)  Many people like to be punished. 
B)  Good things happen to bad people 
C)  We repeat things we are punished for - they are usually fun to do 
D)  We repeat actions that give us a pleasurable consequence. 
A)  Many people like to be punished. 
B)  Good things happen to bad people 
C)  We repeat things we are punished for - they are usually fun to do 
D)  We repeat actions that give us a pleasurable consequence.

The argument that teaching adults requires a different set of instructional techniques than those typically used to teach children is called:

Gerontology is the study of old age and aging.

Which of the following is not a principle to follow when training older workers?

Gestalt psychologists believe that learning occurs by:

Kolb's learning strategies include all of the following except:

Describing the learning goal,analyzing the initial state of the learner,finding out what will let the trainer learn and monitoring and assessing progress are part of what field of learning?

Which of the following is true of 'non traditional' learners?

Andragogy is based on all of the following assumptions about adults EXCEPT:

The extent to which a trainee can attach a similar meaning to events that occur both in the training session,as well as on the job,is called ______________ fidelity.

Which of the following is true about transfer of training:

Learning is defined as:

Before training Joe produced 20 widgets per day.Four months after training he is producing 30 widgets per day.This is an example of:

A student who studied for this exam for two hours a day for four days would most clearly be using (or demonstrating):

Which is true about 'near transfer' and 'far transfer' of training?

For individual trainees a learning curve will be:

Trainability testing is used to determine if the trainees have both the __ and to learn.

When something that you learned prior to training inhibits your recall of the newly-learned material,this is called:

Research has shown that:

According to cognitive resource allocation theory skills acquisition occurs in the following three phases?

Based on the law of effect means that:

Introduction to Human Resource Development

Influences on Employee Behavior

Assessing HRD Needs

Designing Effective HRD Programs

Implementing HRD Programs

Evaluating HRD Programs

Employee Socialization and Orientation

Skills and Technical Training

Coaching and Performance Management

Employee Counseling and Wellness Services

Career Management and Development

Management Development

Organization Development and Change

HRD and Diversity: Diversity Training and Beyond

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Exam 3: Learning and HRD

The argument that teaching adults requires a different set of instructional techniques than those typically used to teach children is called:

Gerontology is the study of old age and aging.

Which of the following is not a principle to follow when training older workers?

Gestalt psychologists believe that learning occurs by:

Kolb's learning strategies include all of the following except:

Describing the learning goal,analyzing the initial state of the learner,finding out what will let the trainer learn and monitoring and assessing progress are part of what field of learning?

Which of the following is true of 'non traditional' learners?

Andragogy is based on all of the following assumptions about adults EXCEPT:

The extent to which a trainee can attach a similar meaning to events that occur both in the training session,as well as on the job,is called ______________ fidelity.

Which of the following is true about transfer of training:

Learning is defined as:

Before training Joe produced 20 widgets per day.Four months after training he is producing 30 widgets per day.This is an example of:

A student who studied for this exam for two hours a day for four days would most clearly be using (or demonstrating):

Which is true about 'near transfer' and 'far transfer' of training?

For individual trainees a learning curve will be:

Trainability testing is used to determine if the trainees have both the __________ and ________ to learn.

When something that you learned prior to training inhibits your recall of the newly-learned material,this is called:

Research has shown that:

According to cognitive resource allocation theory skills acquisition occurs in the following three phases?

Based on the law of effect means that:

Introduction to Human Resource Development

Influences on Employee Behavior

Assessing HRD Needs

Designing Effective HRD Programs

Implementing HRD Programs

Evaluating HRD Programs

Employee Socialization and Orientation

Skills and Technical Training

Coaching and Performance Management

Employee Counseling and Wellness Services

Career Management and Development

Management Development

Organization Development and Change

HRD and Diversity: Diversity Training and Beyond

Filters

Trainability testing is used to determine if the trainees have both the __ and to learn.