Question 1

Developing a computer program that meets customer specifications is an example of an intellectual skills learning outcome.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 2

_____ is a person's judgment about whether he or she can successfully learn new knowledge and skills.

Accepted Answer

A)  Self-efficacy 
B)  Self-actualization 
C)  Self-esteem 
D)  Self-concept 
A)  Self-efficacy 
B)  Self-actualization 
C)  Self-esteem 
D)  Self-concept A

Question 3

Which learning outcomes relate to the ability to design and code a computer program that meets customer requirements?

Accepted Answer

A)  Cognitive strategies 
B)  Attitudes 
C)  Intellectual skills 
D)  Motor skills 
A)  Cognitive strategies 
B)  Attitudes 
C)  Intellectual skills 
D)  Motor skills C

Question 4

Identical elements are more appropriate for open skills as opposed to closed skills.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Which of the following statements is true of organizing as a learning strategy?

Accepted Answer

A)  It focuses on memorization of training content. 
B)  It focuses on learning through repetition of training content. 
C)  It requires the learner to find similarities and themes in the training material. 
D)  It requires the trainee to relate the training material to other, more familiar knowledge, skills, or behaviors. 
A)  It focuses on memorization of training content. 
B)  It focuses on learning through repetition of training content. 
C)  It requires the learner to find similarities and themes in the training material. 
D)  It requires the trainee to relate the training material to other, more familiar knowledge, skills, or behaviors.

Question 6

Learner-learner interaction is most appropriate when learners have to _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  master a task that is completed alone 
B)  maximize their critical thinking and analysis skills 
C)  acquire personal knowledge based on experience 
D)  enhance their self-awareness and self-assessment 
A)  master a task that is completed alone 
B)  maximize their critical thinking and analysis skills 
C)  acquire personal knowledge based on experience 
D)  enhance their self-awareness and self-assessment

Question 7

Logical verification to increase self-efficacy typically involves _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  perceiving a relationship between a new task and a task already mastered 
B)  trying out the observed behaviors to see if they result in the same reinforcement that a model received 
C)  motivating trainees by having employees who have mastered the learning outcomes demonstrate them 
D)  determining the degree of support for using newly acquired capabilities 
A)  perceiving a relationship between a new task and a task already mastered 
B)  trying out the observed behaviors to see if they result in the same reinforcement that a model received 
C)  motivating trainees by having employees who have mastered the learning outcomes demonstrate them 
D)  determining the degree of support for using newly acquired capabilities

Question 8

Which of the following is a disadvantage of communities of practice (COPs)?

Accepted Answer

A)  Employees are reluctant to participate without an incentive and fear sharing their knowledge with others. 
B)  They are not naturally occurring in companies; hence, they have to be forced. 
C)  Social interaction is discouraged; hence, learning occurs off the job. 
D)  They make it tedious for employees to share best practices, learn from one another, and improve business processes. 
A)  Employees are reluctant to participate without an incentive and fear sharing their knowledge with others. 
B)  They are not naturally occurring in companies; hence, they have to be forced. 
C)  Social interaction is discouraged; hence, learning occurs off the job. 
D)  They make it tedious for employees to share best practices, learn from one another, and improve business processes.

Question 9

Describe the three components of expectancy theory and how they can be enhanced in a training context.

Accepted Answer

Expectancy theory suggests that behavior

Question 10

Automatization of tasks increases memory demands.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

In general, it is best to promote a performance orientation among trainees.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Open skills are those that are to be identically produced by the trainee on the job.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

The learning cycle for a trainee begins with a(n) _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  reflective observation 
B)  concrete experience 
C)  abstract conceptualization 
D)  active experimentation 
A)  reflective observation 
B)  concrete experience 
C)  abstract conceptualization 
D)  active experimentation

Question 14

According to the _____, transfer will be maximized when the tasks, materials, equipment, and other characteristics of the learning environment are similar to those encountered in the work environment.

Accepted Answer

A)  theory of identical elements 
B)  stimulus generalization approach 
C)  cognitive theory of transfer 
D)  information processing theory 
A)  theory of identical elements 
B)  stimulus generalization approach 
C)  cognitive theory of transfer 
D)  information processing theory

Question 15

Most educational theories historically have been developed exclusively to educate children.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

_____ refers to individual control over one's thinking.

Accepted Answer

A)  Modeling 
B)  Instrumentality 
C)  Valence 
D)  Metacognition 
A)  Modeling 
B)  Instrumentality 
C)  Valence 
D)  Metacognition

Question 17

_____ relates to the learner's decision regarding what information to attend to, how to remember, and how to solve problems.

Accepted Answer

A)  Cognitive strategy 
B)  Motor skill 
C)  Attitude 
D)  Verbal information 
A)  Cognitive strategy 
B)  Motor skill 
C)  Attitude 
D)  Verbal information

Question 18

_____ refers to practicing a task continuously without breaks.

Accepted Answer

A)  Overlearning 
B)  Whole practice 
C)  Massed practice 
D)  Continuous learning 
A)  Overlearning 
B)  Whole practice 
C)  Massed practice 
D)  Continuous learning

Question 19

Which of the following statements is true of closed skills?

Accepted Answer

A)  They require the trainee to adapt the general principles to fit a wide range of circumstances. 
B)  They refer to training objectives that are linked to general learning principles. 
C)  They refer to skills that are to be identically produced by the trainee on the job. 
D)  They are more difficult to train than open skills. 
A)  They require the trainee to adapt the general principles to fit a wide range of circumstances. 
B)  They refer to training objectives that are linked to general learning principles. 
C)  They refer to skills that are to be identically produced by the trainee on the job. 
D)  They are more difficult to train than open skills.

Question 20

In expectancy theory, the belief that performing a given behavior is associated with a particular outcome is called _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  valence 
B)  instrumentality 
C)  maintenance 
D)  generalizing 
A)  valence 
B)  instrumentality 
C)  maintenance 
D)  generalizing

Developing a computer program that meets customer specifications is an example of an intellectual skills learning outcome.

_____ is a person's judgment about whether he or she can successfully learn new knowledge and skills.

Which learning outcomes relate to the ability to design and code a computer program that meets customer requirements?

Identical elements are more appropriate for open skills as opposed to closed skills.

Which of the following statements is true of organizing as a learning strategy?

Learner-learner interaction is most appropriate when learners have to _____.

Logical verification to increase self-efficacy typically involves _____.

Which of the following is a disadvantage of communities of practice (COPs)?

Describe the three components of expectancy theory and how they can be enhanced in a training context.

Automatization of tasks increases memory demands.

In general, it is best to promote a performance orientation among trainees.

Open skills are those that are to be identically produced by the trainee on the job.

The learning cycle for a trainee begins with a(n) _____.

According to the _____, transfer will be maximized when the tasks, materials, equipment, and other characteristics of the learning environment are similar to those encountered in the work environment.

Most educational theories historically have been developed exclusively to educate children.

_____ refers to individual control over one's thinking.

_____ relates to the learner's decision regarding what information to attend to, how to remember, and how to solve problems.

_____ refers to practicing a task continuously without breaks.

Which of the following statements is true of closed skills?

In expectancy theory, the belief that performing a given behavior is associated with a particular outcome is called _____.

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Exam 4: Learning and Transfer of Training

Developing a computer program that meets customer specifications is an example of an intellectual skills learning outcome.

_____ is a person's judgment about whether he or she can successfully learn new knowledge and skills.

Which learning outcomes relate to the ability to design and code a computer program that meets customer requirements?

Identical elements are more appropriate for open skills as opposed to closed skills.

Which of the following statements is true of organizing as a learning strategy?

Learner-learner interaction is most appropriate when learners have to _____.

Logical verification to increase self-efficacy typically involves _____.

Which of the following is a disadvantage of communities of practice (COPs)?

Describe the three components of expectancy theory and how they can be enhanced in a training context.

Automatization of tasks increases memory demands.

In general, it is best to promote a performance orientation among trainees.

Open skills are those that are to be identically produced by the trainee on the job.

The learning cycle for a trainee begins with a(n) _____.

According to the _____, transfer will be maximized when the tasks, materials, equipment, and other characteristics of the learning environment are similar to those encountered in the work environment.

Most educational theories historically have been developed exclusively to educate children.

_____ refers to individual control over one's thinking.

_____ relates to the learner's decision regarding what information to attend to, how to remember, and how to solve problems.

_____ refers to practicing a task continuously without breaks.

Which of the following statements is true of closed skills?

In expectancy theory, the belief that performing a given behavior is associated with a particular outcome is called _____.

Introduction to Employee Training and Development

Strategic Training

Needs Assessment

Program Design

Training Evaluation

Traditional Training Methods

Technology-Based Training Methods

Employee Development and Career Management

Social Responsibility: Legal Issues, Managing Diversity, and Career Challenges

The Future of Traini

Filters