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FI.I.A.S2a

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Describe what the instructor can do to deal with:

Serious abnormal emotional behavior

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Aviation Instructor's Handbook p. 2-16
Chapter 2: Human Behavior › Learner Emotional Reactions › Flight Instructor Actions Regarding Seriously Abnormal Learners
Flight Instructor Actions Regarding Seriously Abnormal Learners A flight instructor who believes…
Aviation Instructor's Handbook p. 3-3
Chapter 3: The Learning Process › Learning Theory › Behaviorism
Motivation—the reason to reproduce an observed behavior. Various branches of learning theory are used in formal training programs to improve and accelerate the learning process. Key concepts such as desired learning outcomes, objectives of the training, and depth ... explain how people learn. While variations abound, modern learning theories grew out of two concepts of how people learn: behaviorism and cognitive theory. Behaviorism Behaviorism explains animal and human behavior entirely in terms of observable and measurable responses to stimuli…
Aviation Instructor's Handbook p. 2-1
Chapter 2: Human Behavior › Definitions of Human Behavior
Definitions of Human Behavior The study of human behavior is an attempt to explain how and why humans function the way they do. A complex topic, human behavior is a product both of innate human nature and of individual experience ... environment. Definitions of human behavior abound, depending on the field of study. In the scientific world, human behavior is seen as the product of factors that cause people to act in predictable ways. For example, speaking in public is very…
Aviation Instructor's Handbook p. 2-15
Chapter 2: Human Behavior › Learner Emotional Reactions › Abnormal Reactions to Stress
Abnormal Reactions to Stress Reactions to stress may produce abnormal responses in some people. With them, response to anxiety or stress may be completely absent or at least inadequate. Their responses may be random or illogical, or they ... piloting actions. Instructors also may be able to detect potential psychological problems. The following learner reactions are indicative of abnormal reactions to stress. None of them provides an absolute indication, but the presence of any of them under conditions…
Aviation Instructor's Handbook p. 3-2
Chapter 3: The Learning Process › The First Flight › What is Learning?
What is Learning? Learning can be defined in many ways: ⦁ A change in the behavior of the learner as a result of experience. The behavior can be physical and overt, or it can be intellectual or attitudinal. ⦁ The process ... which experience brings about a relatively permanent change in behavior. ⦁ The change in behavior that results from experience and practice. ⦁ Gaining knowledge or skills, or developing a behavior, through study, instruction, or experience. ⦁ The process of acquiring knowledge or skill…