FAA Instrument Flight Instructor (FII)Instructional TechniquesEasy
An instrument student arrives for a lesson visibly preoccupied with a job interview scheduled later that day. The CFII notices the student is distracted, unmotivated, and struggles to grasp material that was easy in previous lessons. Which law of learning best explains this reduced learning capacity?
- ALaw of Primacy
- BLaw of Exercise
- CLaw of Readiness
- DLaw of Effect
Show answer & explanationAnswer & explanation
Correct answer: C. Law of Readiness
The Law of Readiness states that individuals learn best when they are physically, mentally, and emotionally ready to learn; distraction and lack of motivation impair the learning process regardless of the material's difficulty.
Why the other options are wrong
- A. Primacy concerns the lasting impact of first-learned material, not distraction.
- B. Exercise concerns repetition strengthening a response, not initial readiness.
- D. Effect relates to reinforcing pleasant experiences, not readiness to learn.
Law of Readiness
Learning occurs best when the student is physically and mentally prepared to learn; forcing learning on an unready student is ineffective.
- Part of Thorndike's laws of learning
- Readiness includes physical, mental, and emotional states
- Instructors should assess student readiness before each lesson
Memory trick: 'READY, EXERCISE, EFFECT, RECENCY, INTENSITY, PRIMACY' — REERIP builds learning.