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1.What behaviour is used to carry out a fire drill?

a.Skill-based

b.Rule-based

c.Knowledge-based

d.A combination of rule-based and knowledge-based

2.Skill-based errors only occur:

a.in those with little or no experience

b.in those who are in the learning process

c.in those who have only part-learned a procedure/system

d.in those with experience

3.Rule-based behaviour involves:

a.short-term and long-term memory

b.short-term and iconic memory

c.long-term and episodic-memory

d.short-term, long term and episodic-memory

4.With regards to procedures you are advised to:

a.memorise all procedures as carefully as possible

b.memorise immediate actions and subsequent actions

c.memorise immediate actions and refer to check list for subsequent actions

d.rely on the checklist for all procedures

5.Knowledge-based behaviour enables people to:

a.deal smoothly and quickly with procedures

b.deal with situations involving other people and especially with the flight and cabin crews

c.deal with known situations

d.deal with unfamiliar and novel situations

6.In evaluating data pilots are influenced by:

a.their technical knowledge

b.their previous experience

c.situational awareness

d.their state of health

7.The reluctance to move away from a theory once formed in spite of evidence to the contrary is called:

a.mind set

b.mind bias

c.confirmation bias

d.decision set

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				8.	Situational awareness is:
					a.	the process that ensures the pilot maintains an accurate model of his/her
						environment
					b.	the process that ensures the pilot maintains an accurate model of the situation
						within the cockpit
					c.	the process that ensures the pilot maintains an accurate model of the situation
						outside the cockpit
					d.	the process that ensures the pilot maintains an accurate model of the situation
						on and around the landing point
				9.	Errors may occur when a pilot believes it is safe to depart from the procedure laid
					down. This statement is:
					a.	true
	9				b.	false
					c.	true in some circumstances
	Questions				d.	false in some circumstances
				10.	Once started on a course of action, it is better to:
					a.	have the courage of your convictions and carry them through
					b.	confirm it with your co-pilot or most senior member of the crew
					c.	ensure ATC are in the picture from the very start
					d.	stop occasionally to take stock
				11.	What is the Jens Rasmussen’s Model?
					a.	“KRS”
					b.	“SKR”
					c.	“SRK”
					d.	“KSR”
				12.	Among the most important factors which might interfere with situational
					awareness are:
					a.	weather patterns
					b.	interpersonal differences
					c.	hopes, wishes and desires
					d.	poor instrument layouts
				13.	We are driven by .................. needs and ................... needs.
					a.	social	basic
					b.	physical	basic

c.physiological social

d.physiological basic

14.The lowest tier of Maslow’s pyramid of needs is:

a.physiological needs

b.safety and security needs

c.belonging and affection needs

d.self-esteem needs

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15.Job satisfaction is measurable.

a.True

b.False

16.The two main tools in improving job satisfaction are:

a.	job enrichment	job enlargement
b.	job enrichment	financial considerations
c.	financial considerations	good industrial relations
d.	good management	good industrial relations

17.Job enlargement can be split into:

a.	vertical	slant
b.	slant	horizontal
c.	slant	vertical
d.	vertical	horizontal

18.A tendency to ask leading questions is a symptom of:

a.increased awareness

b.decreased awareness

c.increased situational awareness

d.decreased situational awareness

19.Action slip is an error of:

a.skilled-based behaviour

b.knowledge-based behaviour

c.rule-based behaviour

d.none of the above

20.The tendency to call to mind common experiences or scenarios from the past and link them incorrectly to a perceived mental model is called:

a.confirmation bias

b.action slip

c.environmental capture

d.frequency bias

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