Information Process Making

Question 1

To counteract a loss of concentration in flight, the pilot should:

Answer 1

Eat snacks

Question 2

The Cocktail Party Effect is associated with.. blank mechanisms.

Answer 2

Attention

Question 3

A pilot is flying through bad weather and tries to remember the temperature below which he/she has to be aware of icing. This value has been told to him/her a week ago in his/her company’s winter operations course. What type(s) of memory were involved in the process of saving and recalling that information?

Answer 3

All memory.

Question 4

Motor programmes are.. stored routines that enable patterns of behaviour to be executed with/without continuous conscious control.

Answer 4

Without

Question 5

Which of the following answers are correct concerning the Long Term Memory?

1. Long Term memory can be affected by expectation and suggestion
2. Long Term Memory is also known as the Working Memory
3. Long Term Memory is limited to plus or minus 7 pieces of disassociated pieces of information
4. Long Term Memory is where Motor Programmes (skills) are kept

Answer 5

14

Question 6

What can happen to you when you become over confident?

Answer 6

Aggressive

Question 7

When a pilot is controlling an aircraft, the ability to maintain level flight while adjusting the power, without effort or continuous thought, is a skill kept in the… short term/long term/semantic memory

Answer 7

Longterm

Question 8

Divided attention is the ability:

1. to execute several mental activities at almost the same time (i.e. when switching attention from outside the aircraft to the airspeed indicator on the instrument panel)
2. to monitor the progress of a motor programme (i.e. flying or taxiing the aircraft) on a relatively subconscious level, while making a radio call at the same time (requiring a rather conscious level)
3. to select information and check if it is relevant to the task in hand. At the same time no other operation can be performed.
4. to delegate tasks to the co-pilot while concentrating on the procedures

Answer 8

12

Question 9

In Rasmussen’s model, he lays out three different layers of behaviours:
S-based behaviours.
R-based behaviours.
K-based behaviours.
It is therefore known as the “SRK model”.

Answer 9

Skill - rule - knowledge

Question 10

Blank conditioning: It is a type of learning that involves associating a neutral stimulus with a stimulus that naturally elicits a response.

Answer 10

Classical

Question 11

Blank conditioning: type of learning that involves changing behavior through the use of consequences.

Answer 11

Operant

Question 12

Blank conditioning : a learning technique that involves repeated exposure to information or the practice of a specific skill.

Answer 12

Repitition

Question 13

Motivation is increased/decreased when the student’s efforts in learning lead to successful results.

Answer 13

Increased