Question 1

Employers understand that while a recent college graduate will have many skills obtained through their formal study, they should not expect any graduates to have ________.
A) Learning flexibility
B) Cognitive complexity
C) Intelligence
D) Expertise

Accepted Answer

D) Expertise takes many hours of daily concentrated study over a very long period of time, perhaps as long as 10 years. While students major in one particular area, the courses they take will have different concentrations, thus changing the focus of their study each term or semester. Both the time and focused attention needed to obtain expertise are lacking in recent graduates.

Question 2

Studying behavioral changes and mental processes are the key aspects of ________.
A) Behavioral learning
B) Cognitive learning
C) Social learning
D) Experiential learning

Accepted Answer

B) Cognitive learning seeks to address some of the problems of the behavioral approach by also incorporating how individuals process the information around them.

Question 3

Contemporary organizations rely on learning for all but which of the following processes?
A) Solving problems
B) Innovation
C) Acting on knowledge
D) Guiding management

Accepted Answer

D) Organizations rely on learning to solve problems, innovation, and manage processes.

Question 4

Adam is an entrepreneur and is always trying out new inventions and exploring new ideas. He isn't always successful, and when a project fails, he learns from the experience and uses what he learns to continue developing and creating. Which orientation does Adam have?
A) Learning goal orientation
B) Performance goal orientation
C) Flexible goal orientation
D) Consistent goal orientation

Accepted Answer

A) Someone with a learning goal orientation isn't focused on the ultimate outcome of success or failure but rather the process of learning itself. These individuals take more risks and are open to trying new things, and embrace failure because the outcome of success or failure isn't as important as the goal oriented toward learning and knowledge gained.

Question 5

A team using action learning to solve a problem will engage in which step last?
A) Refine the problem
B) Seek further clarification
C) Gather multiple perspectives
D) Solution implementation

Accepted Answer

D) Action learning is a process that begins with problem generation and ends with solution implementation. Instead of providing their solution to management and passing off responsibility for completing it, action learning includes the team implementing their solution as part of the process.

Question 6

Individuals with the ________ learning style like to directly engage with people and accomplish goals, but they may take action without considering alternatives first. These individuals often specialize in careers like human resources, general management, teaching, and sales.
A) Acting
B) Creating
C) Deciding
D) Planning

Accepted Answer

A) Individuals with the acting learning style want to put things to work, engage with people, and accomplish their goals.

Question 7

Which approach to learning combines mental processes with behavioral changes to form a more complete picture of learning?
A) Behavioral learning
B) Cognitive learning
C) Social learning
D) Experiential learning

Accepted Answer

B) Cognitive learning adds mental processes to the behavior changes to form its definition of learning. This approach remedied some of the shortcomings that were present in the behavioral learning approach.

Question 8

What is the relationship between social, cognitive, and behavioral learning approaches?
A) These are the three approaches that comprise learning
B) These are different ways to conceptualize learning
C) These factors are interdependent
D) These factors are completely independent

Accepted Answer

B) The social, cognitive, and behavioral learning approaches are all different theories to conceptualize learning and the processes therein. Though there are similarities between some of the aspects in the three approaches, each are unique and distinct ways to think about and study the process of learning.

Question 9

Describe a benefit and a disadvantage of determining an individual's role in a group project based on their learning style.

Accepted Answer

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Question 10

One of your teammates, Mary, seems to thrive on problem solving and really likes to be the one who "solves" the problem for the team. Mary likely has a(n)________ learning style.
A) Creating
B) Planning
C) Deciding
D) Acting

Accepted Answer

C) Individuals who thrive on problem solving are those with the deciding learning style.

Question 11

Intelligence is ________ throughout life while learning is ________ throughout life.
A) Improved; diminished
B) A process that continues; relatively fixed
C) Relatively fixed; a process that continues
D) A process that continues; a process that continues

Accepted Answer

C) While the type of learning (e.g. technical vs. people skills) may change, learning is a process that continues throughout life but intelligence is relatively fixed throughout life.

Question 12

Alan Wilson, CEO of food spice company McCormick, Inc. stated that "when someone introduces you to their culture, one of the first things they do is to introduce you to their food" because the food allows you to learn about the culture. What type of learning does this illustrate?
A) Experiential learning
B) Social learning
C) Action learning
D) Interpersonal learning

Accepted Answer

A) Experiential learning best characterizes this situation because you taste the food to learn about that aspect of the culture. It would be very difficult to learn about the culture from the food without the experience of tasting it. By the action of eating the food, you are trying something new, reflecting on that experience, thinking about the food, and finally incorporating that into your view and understanding of the culture. These steps complete the learning cycle of experiential learning.

Question 13

Amelia has spent two full days training at her new job. Her manager worked with her the first day and she watched and practiced on a register the second day with an experienced cashier. She now feels confident that she is ready to run a register on her own. Amelia's sense of self-determination and confidence is known as ________.
A) Performance expectation
B) Training completion
C) Self-efficacy
D) Overconfidence

Accepted Answer

C) After going through the training process which was modeled to her by her manager and the experienced cashier, Amelia has feelings of self-efficacy. She is determined that she can do it since she observed her trainers do it and she is confident because she was able to practice running the register with the other cashier with her.

Question 14

You have just completed your first day of training by shadowing a senior employee at your new job. Much of the day's activities were centered on watching the employee run the cash register while you watched and listened as they explained each process to you. After this training, you feel confident that you will be able to run the register by yourself. Which learning perspective includes your belief in your ability to perform something that you have observed, such as your confidence in running the register on your own?
A) Behavioral
B) Cognitive
C) Imitation
D) Social

Accepted Answer

D) The concept that describes your belief that you can run the register by yourself is self-efficacy. In the social approach to learning, you have a positive sense of self-efficacy after seeing the senior employee demonstrate the behavior of running the register, and thus, you believe you can perform the same actions.

Question 15

You are taking a public speaking course and have just been given your first assignment. The instructor gives an example of the presentation you have been assigned so that you can see what you are expected to do before you prepare your presentation. What process is at work in this situation?
A) Behavioral based learning
B) Imitation
C) Modeling
D) Repetition

Accepted Answer

C) This situation illustrates the concept of modeling because you observe what you should do (the instructor's example presentation), have time to think about what you have seen (prepare yourself for your presentation reflecting on what you have seen in the instructor's example), and then have the chance to imitate the instructor's presentation (giving your own presentation).

Question 16

At a training session, teams were asked to recall a recent problem they faced and examine multiple aspects of that problem differently with guidance and coaching from the trainers. Through this formal analysis, the teams considered how they could improve various aspects of problem solving and coordination among themselves. Teams then practiced their new strategies using a test problem and discussed how they could further improve their plans. What concept does this activity illustrate?
A) Action learning
B) Cognitive complexity
C) Creating learning style
D) Social learning

Accepted Answer

A) Action learning is demonstrated in this activity because groups thoughtfully scrutinize a past problem and work together to develop strategies that would work better. The teams engage in solving a potential future problem so they can practice their new strategies for problem solving and working together.

Question 17

How has the paradigm shift in the conception of learning changed the role of behavioral changes in the learning process?

Accepted Answer

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Question 18

Provide an example that illustrates each phase of the learning cycle for a single task.

Accepted Answer

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Question 19

When food spice company McCormick, Inc. enters new markets, they make an effort to learn about the local culture from the native citizens. In addition to observing what food products the natives prefer, they also learn about local business practices and suppliers. Which of the following best describes McCormick's practice of shaping their business practices and offerings to best match local markets?
A) Action learning approach
B) Behavioral learning approach
C) Cognitive learning approach
D) Social learning approach

Accepted Answer

D) The social approach to learning best matches the company's actions because they are able to observe and incorporate local business practices into how they manage that market.

Question 20

Your manager always carriers her clipboard with her to-do list and often to-do lists for other people or departments. She makes the rounds once or twice a day talking to everyone about how the projects or tasks will be finished. Which learning style does your manager demonstrate?
A) Creative learning style
B) Deciding learning style
C) Acting learning style
D) Planning learning style

Accepted Answer

C) Your manager demonstrates the acting learning style because the emphasis is on getting things done through checklists and talking with her employees.

Quiz 3: Learning

Employers understand that while a recent college graduate will have many skills obtained through their formal study, they should not expect any graduates to have ________.

Studying behavioral changes and mental processes are the key aspects of ________.

Contemporary organizations rely on learning for all but which of the following processes?

Adam is an entrepreneur and is always trying out new inventions and exploring new ideas. He isn't always successful, and when a project fails, he learns from the experience and uses what he learns to continue developing and creating. Which orientation does Adam have?

A team using action learning to solve a problem will engage in which step last?

Individuals with the ________ learning style like to directly engage with people and accomplish goals, but they may take action without considering alternatives first. These individuals often specialize in careers like human resources, general management, teaching, and sales.

Which approach to learning combines mental processes with behavioral changes to form a more complete picture of learning?

What is the relationship between social, cognitive, and behavioral learning approaches?

Describe a benefit and a disadvantage of determining an individual's role in a group project based on their learning style.

One of your teammates, Mary, seems to thrive on problem solving and really likes to be the one who "solves" the problem for the team. Mary likely has a(n) ________ learning style.

Intelligence is throughout life while learning is throughout life.

Alan Wilson, CEO of food spice company McCormick, Inc. stated that "when someone introduces you to their culture, one of the first things they do is to introduce you to their food" because the food allows you to learn about the culture. What type of learning does this illustrate?

You are taking a public speaking course and have just been given your first assignment. The instructor gives an example of the presentation you have been assigned so that you can see what you are expected to do before you prepare your presentation. What process is at work in this situation?

How has the paradigm shift in the conception of learning changed the role of behavioral changes in the learning process?

Provide an example that illustrates each phase of the learning cycle for a single task.

Your manager always carriers her clipboard with her to-do list and often to-do lists for other people or departments. She makes the rounds once or twice a day talking to everyone about how the projects or tasks will be finished. Which learning style does your manager demonstrate?