The Art and Skill of Learning as Humans in the Animal Field Quiz

#1. What is a primary role of trust in the learning process?

It ensures that the teacher is always right.

It decreases the resilience of the learner.

It encourages a high degree of interaction, thereby creating learning opportunities.

It ensures that learners will not make mistakes.

#2. What might be a good definition of resilience in the context of learning?

The ability to never make mistakes.

The capacity to always get the right answers.

The ability to bounce back after facing setbacks or challenges.

The capacity to memorize all the details of a subject matter.

#3. What is a benefit of using verbal reinforcement?

It is necessary to build the teacher's ego.

It is valuable in maintaining or increasing behavior and building trust.

It is vital in creating a competitive learning environment.

It is needed to demonstrate superiority over learners.

#4. How does resilience contribute to building trust, as discussed in the context of training animals?

It prevents the learner from ever having to face challenges.

It ensures the animal always performs exactly as expected.

It allows for a certain level of trust withdrawal without damaging the relationship.

It guarantees that the animal will never react negatively to the trainer.

#5. What can honesty and open communication lead to in a learning relationship?

It makes the learner feel uncomfortable and self-conscious.

It turns feedback into information, correction into guidance, and failures into learning opportunities.

It leads to constant disagreement and arguments between the teacher and learner.

It pushes the learner to always be right and avoid making mistakes.

#6. How could a positive working environment contribute to an individual's resilience?

It allows for mistakes to be seen as opportunities to learn rather than failures.

It reduces the chance of making mistakes.

It ensures that the individual is always right

It discourages open and honest communication to avoid confrontations.

#7. In the context of learning, what role can repetition play in building confidence?

It could diminish the importance of resilience.

It could leads to a stronger focus on negative feedback.

It could cause a decrease in trust.

It could increase trust accounts and promote self-assurance through successful repetition.

#8. In the workplace, how might employees be empowered to control their environments and outcomes to build resilience?

By giving them new responsibilities, offering feedback, and letting them figure out their own path.

By avoiding any form of criticism or correction to maintain their confidence.

By providing them with predetermined solutions to every challenge.

By avoiding any form of open and honest communication to prevent confrontations.

#9. In the context of professional relationships, what does the scenario of working with the Bateleur Eagle illustrate?

The importance of pushing for one's own ideas to ensure success.

The value of professional relationships built through mutual trust, purpose and collaboration.

The necessity of always having a clear plan before engaging in any form of conversation

The significance of relying on a single plan of action without considering alternatives.

#10. In the context of "The Feather Game," why did Dr. Friedman hesitate to voice her guess?

She had never played the game before.

She was afraid of answering incorrectly.

She didn't have enough knowledge about birds.

She was not interested in the game.

#11. Which traits might people who naturally encourage confidence and relaxed behavior from their co-workers possess?

They are always serious and focused on work.

They have a good sense of humor and always keep things light.

They smile easily, are open to discussion, and have a goal to learn.

They are competitive and always strive to be the best.

#12. According to the text, what is the difference between being "kind" and "sugar-coating" when giving feedback?

Sugar-coating involves altering the truth while being kind involves being honest but considerate.

Being kind means avoiding any negative feedback, while sugar-coating involves presenting negative feedback in a less harsh way.

Sugar-coating and being kind are essentially the same thing.

Kindness involves giving feedback in a harsh tone, while sugar-coating involves delivering it softly.

#13. What does the author suggest is the role of a great trainer in a workplace?

To use the most positive, least intrusive methods with colleagues.

To always be right and show others how things should be done.

To provide feedback only when asked for it.

To focus solely on the tasks at hand and not on interpersonal relationships.

#14. How does control function as a reinforcer and resilience builder according to the text?

It gives learners the chance to use their behavior to control their own outcomes.

It ensures that learners will always get the desired results.

It allows learners to avoid having to make difficult decisions.

It prevents learners from ever having to deal with challenges.

#15. Which of the following tips for giving, getting, and applying feedback is mentioned in the text?

Feedback should be vague and general so as not to hurt anyone's feelings.

Feedback should be evaluative rather than informative.

Critical feedback should include guidance on how to make changes.

Negative feedback should always follow positive feedback.

#16. The term "experience" in the context of this text refers to:

Only the successful and positive engagements with the environment

Contact with the environment, which can include unsuccessful attempts or mistakes

A collection of positive and negative events excluding any mistakes

Exclusively the professional engagements in a workplace setting

#17. Ari suggests that mistakes are important for learning because:

They are a sign of incompetency in a particular area

They discourage individuals from trying again

They offer opportunities to gain feedback from the environment and improve

They represent an individual's inability to learn

#18. According to the text, how should one approach a situation where they are learning from someone with less experience?

It should be avoided as it may lead to the propagation of misinformation

It should be welcomed as an opportunity to gain new perspectives

It should be seen as an opportunity to take over the teaching role

It should be seen as an opportunity to criticise the less experienced individual