IAAI CFI ACTUAL EXAM SOLVED
QUESTIONS 2026 FULL SOLUTION PACK
GRADED A+
●● What are the basic human needs?
and how are they important to the instructor-student relationship?
Answer: *Physical*- can't concentrate
*Security*- can't concentrate
*Belonging*- out of normal surrounding, more need for
*Self-esteem*- results in self-confidence, ..., knowledge
*Cognitive*- control what is going on around them
*Aesthetic*- he or she simply likes it
*Self-actualization*- achieve potential greatest challenge
●● What are defense mechanisms? Answer: Subconscious ego-
protecting reactions to unpleasant situations.
●● What are the 8 common defense mechanisms that may apply to
students?
DR FDR CPR Answer: *D*enial
*R*epression
,*F*antasy
*D*isplacement
*R*eaction Formation
*C*ompensation
*P*rojections
*R*ationalization
●● Explain the defense mechanism of *Denial* Answer: A refusal to
accept external reality because it is too threatening. Denial is the refusal
to acknowledge what has happened, is happening, or will happen.
●● Explain the defense mechanism of *Repression* Answer: A person
places uncomfortable thoughts into inaccessible areas of the unconscious
mind.
●● Explain the defense mechanism of *Fantasy* Answer: A student
engages in daydreaming about how things should be rather than doing
anything about how things are.
●● Explain the defense mechanism of *Displacement* Answer: An
unconscious shift of emotion, affect, or desire from the original object to
a more acceptable, less-threatening substitute. Kicking the dog or taking
it out on a spouse.
, ●● Explain the defense mechanism of *Reaction Formation* Answer:
Faking a belief opposite to the true belief opposite the true belief
because the true belief causes anxiety.
●● Explain the defense mechanism of *Compensation* Answer:
Students often attempt to disguise the presence of a weak or undesirable
quality by emphasizing a more positive one.
●● Explain the defense mechanism of *Projection* Answer: Students
may relegate the blame for their own short-comings and mistakes to
others or attribute their motives, desires, and characteristics to others.
●● Explain the defense mechanism of *Rationalization* Answer:
Justifying actions that otherwise would be unacceptable; the substitution
of excuses for reasons.
●● What are the 3 basic elements of communication? Answer:
*Source*- speaker, writer, or instructor
*Symbols*- works or signs
*Receiver*- listener, reader, or student
●● What are the three characteristics of receivers that instructors must
understand in order to effectively communicate with their students?
QUESTIONS 2026 FULL SOLUTION PACK
GRADED A+
●● What are the basic human needs?
and how are they important to the instructor-student relationship?
Answer: *Physical*- can't concentrate
*Security*- can't concentrate
*Belonging*- out of normal surrounding, more need for
*Self-esteem*- results in self-confidence, ..., knowledge
*Cognitive*- control what is going on around them
*Aesthetic*- he or she simply likes it
*Self-actualization*- achieve potential greatest challenge
●● What are defense mechanisms? Answer: Subconscious ego-
protecting reactions to unpleasant situations.
●● What are the 8 common defense mechanisms that may apply to
students?
DR FDR CPR Answer: *D*enial
*R*epression
,*F*antasy
*D*isplacement
*R*eaction Formation
*C*ompensation
*P*rojections
*R*ationalization
●● Explain the defense mechanism of *Denial* Answer: A refusal to
accept external reality because it is too threatening. Denial is the refusal
to acknowledge what has happened, is happening, or will happen.
●● Explain the defense mechanism of *Repression* Answer: A person
places uncomfortable thoughts into inaccessible areas of the unconscious
mind.
●● Explain the defense mechanism of *Fantasy* Answer: A student
engages in daydreaming about how things should be rather than doing
anything about how things are.
●● Explain the defense mechanism of *Displacement* Answer: An
unconscious shift of emotion, affect, or desire from the original object to
a more acceptable, less-threatening substitute. Kicking the dog or taking
it out on a spouse.
, ●● Explain the defense mechanism of *Reaction Formation* Answer:
Faking a belief opposite to the true belief opposite the true belief
because the true belief causes anxiety.
●● Explain the defense mechanism of *Compensation* Answer:
Students often attempt to disguise the presence of a weak or undesirable
quality by emphasizing a more positive one.
●● Explain the defense mechanism of *Projection* Answer: Students
may relegate the blame for their own short-comings and mistakes to
others or attribute their motives, desires, and characteristics to others.
●● Explain the defense mechanism of *Rationalization* Answer:
Justifying actions that otherwise would be unacceptable; the substitution
of excuses for reasons.
●● What are the 3 basic elements of communication? Answer:
*Source*- speaker, writer, or instructor
*Symbols*- works or signs
*Receiver*- listener, reader, or student
●● What are the three characteristics of receivers that instructors must
understand in order to effectively communicate with their students?
