Evaluate the concepts on Behavior modification

  

Question 1 (2 points)

Which of the following statements is true of training?

Question 1 options:

1)  Recognizing employees’ preferences regarding how they want to learn is not advisable in training.

2) It is important to realize that for training to be effective, both learning and transfer of training are needed.

3)  Transfer of training is to be considered only after the completion of training.

4)  Transfer of training involves having employees who already have mastered the learning outcomes demonstrate them for trainees.

Question 2 (2 points)

Which of the following examples best reflects attitude as a learning outcome?

Question 2 options:

1) State three reasons for following company safety procedures.

2) Design and code a computer program that meets customer requirements.

3)  Choose to respond to all incoming mail within 24 hours.

4) Shoot a gun and consistently hit a small moving target.

Question 3 (2 points)

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

Question 3 options:

1) Cognitive strategy

2) Motor skill

3) Attitude

4) Verbal information

Question 4 (2 points)

Which of the following types of learning outcome is reflected through the ability to design and code a computer program that meets customer requirements?

Question 4 options:

1) Cognitive strategies

2) Attitudes

3)  Intellectual skills

4) Motor skills

Question 5 (2 points)

Intellectual skill as a learning outcome primarily includes the capability to:

Question 5 options:

1) State or describe previously stored information.

2) Apply generalizable concepts and rules to solve complex problems.

3) Execute a physical action with precision and timing.

4) Choose a personal course of action.

Question 6 (2 points)

Behavior modification is a training method that is primarily based on _____.

Question 6 options:

1) Goal setting theory

2) Information processing theory

3) Expectancy theory

4) Reinforcement theory

Question 7 (2 points)

The training implication of _____ theory includes a trainer identifying the outcomes that a learner considers most positive or negative.

Question 7 options:

1) Information processing

2) Identical elements

3) Reinforcement

4) David McClelland’s need

Question 8 (2 points)

According to the _____ theory, models’ behavior or skill that is rewarded is adopted by an observer.

Question 8 options:

1) Information processing

2) Social learning

3) Expectancy

4) Goal setting

Question 9 (2 points)

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

Question 9 options:

1) Self-efficacy

2) Self-actualization

3) Self-esteem

4) Self-concept

Question 10 (2 points)

Logical verification to increase self-efficacy typically involves:

Question 10 options:

1) Perceiving a relationship between a new task and a task already mastered.

2) Trying out the observed behaviors to see if they result in the same reinforcement that a model received.

3) Motivating trainees by having employees who have mastered the learning outcomes demonstrate them for trainees.

4) Determining the degree of support and negative consequences in the work setting for using newly acquired capabilities.

Question 11 (2 points)

Kenneth, an operations manager has been assigned to train a group of older employees in the logistics department. He has to train them to use the new computer software which was installed recently. He does so by reminding them that they were quick in learning to use the previous software. Kenneth is typically trying to _____.

Question 11 options:

1) Increase the employees’ self-efficacy

2) Deter expectancies of the employees

3) Create motor reproduction

4) Raise the valence of the behavior

Question 12 (2 points)

Which of the following creates a learning orientation in trainees?

Question 12 options:

1) Emphasizing trained task performance

2) Emphasizing competition among trainees

3) Ensuring trainees completely avoid errors and mistakes

4) Allowing trainees to experiment with new knowledge and skills

Question 13 (2 points)

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

Question 13 options:

1) Valence

2) Instrumentality

3) Maintenance

4) Generalizing