FAA Fundamentals of Instructing (FOI)The Teaching Process and MethodsMedium
A flight instructor stages a realistic simulated engine fire in flight (using appropriate safety precautions) rather than simply discussing the procedure verbally. The student remembers the emergency checklist far better after this dramatic experience than after previous verbal reviews. This illustrates which law of learning?
- ALaw of Readiness
- BLaw of Intensity
- CLaw of Primacy
- DLaw of Exercise
Show answer & explanationAnswer & explanation
Correct answer: B. Law of Intensity
The law of intensity states that a vivid, dramatic, or exciting learning experience is more likely to be remembered than a routine or boring one. The realistic emergency simulation created a stronger, more memorable learning event.
Why the other options are wrong
- A. Readiness relates to motivation to learn, not the vividness of the experience.
- C. Primacy relates to first impressions, not the vividness of an experience.
- D. Exercise relates to repetition, not the intensity of a single event.
Law of Intensity
States that a vivid, dramatic, or exciting learning experience teaches more than a routine or boring one.
- Realistic simulations and dramatic examples increase retention
- Often used to teach emergency procedures effectively
- One of the six classic laws of learning
Memory trick: REEPIR: Readiness, Exercise, Effect, Primacy, Intensity, Recency