Training and Development Chapter 9 Exam
Updated Study Guide Actual Questions and
CORRECT Answers
transfer of training - CORRECT ANSWER The generalization of knowledge and skills
learned in training on the job and the maintenance of acquired knowledge and skills over time
Generalization - CORRECT ANSWER the use or application of learned material to the
job
Maintenance - CORRECT ANSWER the use or application of learned material on the
job over a period of time
Positive - CORRECT ANSWER Trainees apply new knowledge, skills, and attitudes
acquired in training on the job
Zero - CORRECT ANSWER Trainees do not use new knowledge, skills, and attitudes
acquired in the training on the job
Negative - CORRECT ANSWER Training has had a negative effect and trainees are
performing worse as a result of a training program
near transfer - CORRECT ANSWER The extent to which trainees can apply what was
learned in training to situations that are very similar to those in which they were trained
far transfer - CORRECT ANSWER The extent to which trainees can apply what was
learned in training to novel or different situations from those in which they were trained
horizantal transfer - CORRECT ANSWER the transfer of knowledge and skills across
different settings or contexts at the same level
, vertical transfer - CORRECT ANSWER Transfer from the individual or trainee level to
the organizational level or the extent to which changes in trainee behavior or performance
transfer to organizational level outcomes
supervisor support - CORRECT ANSWER the extent to which supervisors reinforce
and encourage the use of learning on the job
Trainee Characteristics - CORRECT ANSWER trainee capabilities, personality traits,
motivational factors, values and interests, attitudes and emotions, and perceptions
motivation to transfer - CORRECT ANSWER A trainee's intended effort to use on the
job skills and knowledge learned in training
identical elements - CORRECT ANSWER Training experiences and conditions that
closely resemble those in the actual work environment
General Principles - CORRECT ANSWER The general rules and theoretical principles
that underlie the application of trained knowledge and skills
Stimulus variability - CORRECT ANSWER A variety of training stimuli and
experiences, such as multiple examples of a concept and practice experiences in a variety of
situations
opportunity to perform - CORRECT ANSWER the extent to which the trainee is
provided with the opportunity to perform trained tasks on the job
Training transfer climate - CORRECT ANSWER Characteristics in the work
environment that can either facilitate or inhibit the application of training on the job
Continuous learning culture - CORRECT ANSWER A culture in which members of an
organization believe that knowledge and skill acquisition are part of their job responsibilities
and that learning is an important part of work life in the organization
Updated Study Guide Actual Questions and
CORRECT Answers
transfer of training - CORRECT ANSWER The generalization of knowledge and skills
learned in training on the job and the maintenance of acquired knowledge and skills over time
Generalization - CORRECT ANSWER the use or application of learned material to the
job
Maintenance - CORRECT ANSWER the use or application of learned material on the
job over a period of time
Positive - CORRECT ANSWER Trainees apply new knowledge, skills, and attitudes
acquired in training on the job
Zero - CORRECT ANSWER Trainees do not use new knowledge, skills, and attitudes
acquired in the training on the job
Negative - CORRECT ANSWER Training has had a negative effect and trainees are
performing worse as a result of a training program
near transfer - CORRECT ANSWER The extent to which trainees can apply what was
learned in training to situations that are very similar to those in which they were trained
far transfer - CORRECT ANSWER The extent to which trainees can apply what was
learned in training to novel or different situations from those in which they were trained
horizantal transfer - CORRECT ANSWER the transfer of knowledge and skills across
different settings or contexts at the same level
, vertical transfer - CORRECT ANSWER Transfer from the individual or trainee level to
the organizational level or the extent to which changes in trainee behavior or performance
transfer to organizational level outcomes
supervisor support - CORRECT ANSWER the extent to which supervisors reinforce
and encourage the use of learning on the job
Trainee Characteristics - CORRECT ANSWER trainee capabilities, personality traits,
motivational factors, values and interests, attitudes and emotions, and perceptions
motivation to transfer - CORRECT ANSWER A trainee's intended effort to use on the
job skills and knowledge learned in training
identical elements - CORRECT ANSWER Training experiences and conditions that
closely resemble those in the actual work environment
General Principles - CORRECT ANSWER The general rules and theoretical principles
that underlie the application of trained knowledge and skills
Stimulus variability - CORRECT ANSWER A variety of training stimuli and
experiences, such as multiple examples of a concept and practice experiences in a variety of
situations
opportunity to perform - CORRECT ANSWER the extent to which the trainee is
provided with the opportunity to perform trained tasks on the job
Training transfer climate - CORRECT ANSWER Characteristics in the work
environment that can either facilitate or inhibit the application of training on the job
Continuous learning culture - CORRECT ANSWER A culture in which members of an
organization believe that knowledge and skill acquisition are part of their job responsibilities
and that learning is an important part of work life in the organization
