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Exam simulation Human Performance and Limitations ATPL - Airline Transport Pilot license

Exam simulation ATPL Human Performance and Limitations 120 questions on 120 minutes

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1 - Which of the following mechanisms regulate body temperature when exposed to extreme high environmental temperatures?-1: Shivering-2: Vaso-constriction of peripheral blood vessels-3: Sweating-4: Vaso-dilation of peripheral blood vessels
2 - Any prolonged exposure to noise in excess of 90 dB can result in:
3 - Which elements of communication are prone to malfunctioning?
4 - One negative aspect of the highly automated cockpit results in:
5 - The atmosphere contains the following gases:
6 - With hyperventilation, caused by high levels of arousal or overstress:
7 - When a pilot is starring at an isolated stationary light for several seconds in the dark he might get the illusion that:
8 - The vestibular apparatus
9 - In case of in-flight stress, one should:
10 - Which of the following statements concerning hypoxia is correct?
11 - What are the main factors which bring about reduced or low vigilance (hypovigilance) ?1. The monotony of the task2. Tiredness and the need for sleep3. A lack of stimulation4. Excessive stress
12 - Although we have a field of vision of more than 180° it is important during flight to use the scanning technique, because:
13 - If a pilot has to perform two tasks requiring the allocation of cognitive resources:
14 - Which of the following statements are correct:-1: Scuba diving may be practiced without restriction-2: Many medicines have effects which are incompatible with flight safety-3: An adequate amount of fluid should be drunk when flying-4: Alcohol has no effect on the inner ear.
15 - Which of the following operations are performed more effectively by automatic systems than by people ?1. Waiting for an infrequent phenomenon2. Long term controlling of a set value (e.g holding of trajectory)3. Monitoring to ensure that certain values are not exceeded (e.g. holding of flight path)4. Qualitative decision-making
16 - A pilot is used to land on small and narrow runways only. Approaching a larger and wider runway can lead to:
17 - Although the anticipation of possible events is a good attitude for pilots to acquire, it can sometimes lead to hazardous situations. With this statement in mind, select the response below which could lead to such a hazard:
18 - Resonance of the body parts can result from:
19 - Which of the following statements is correct?1. Psychosomatic means that mental and/or emotional stressors can be manifested in physical reactions.2. Psychosomatic means that a physical problem is always followed by psychological stress.
20 - Adaptation is
21 - The rate and depth of breathing is primarily regulated by the concentration of:
22 - A pilot should not fly immediately after donating blood because:
23 - CRM and MCC training are designed to improve:
24 - Conscious perception
25 - The semicircular canals of the inner ear monitor
26 - The total gas volume of the lung is the sum of:1. tidal volume2. inspiratory reserve volume3. expiratory reserve volume4. residual volumeWhich of the following lists the correct combination?
27 - During a night flight at 10,000 feet you notice that your visual acuity has decreased. In this case you can increase your acuity by:
28 - A pilot who smokes will loose some of his capacity to transport oxygen combined with hemoglobin.Which percentage of his total oxygen transportation capacity would he give away when he smokes one pack of cigarettes a day?
29 - Which of the following abilities will not improve efficient decision making on the cockpit?
30 - Which of the following statements is/are correct?1. A person experiencing sleep loss is unlikely to be aware of personal performance degradation2. Performance loss may be present up to 20 minutes after awaking from a short sleep (nap)
31 - Which of the following list are symptoms of fatigue?1. Diminished accommodation2. Slowed reactions3. Long-term memory access problems4. Being over-talkative5. Diminished motor skills
32 - During the cruise, at night, when the workload is low, it is recommended that:
33 - Which of the following is correct?
34 - The dry atmosphere of the flight deck may cause dehydration, which may lead to a reduction in the ability to pay attention. To prevent this, it is appropriate to:
35 - The maximum number of unrelated items that can be stored in working memory is:
36 - Informal roles within a crew
37 - During sustained positive G-forces the order of symptoms you can expect is:
38 - The system which controls breathing, digestion, heart rate, etc., over which there is no voluntary control, is:
39 - To prevent vertigo in flight we should
40 - Which force(s) affect(s) the otoliths in the utriculus and sacculus?
41 - When faced with sustained cold temperature, how does the body resist this physical stress?
42 - Mode error is associated with:
43 - The Somatogravic illusion gives the pilot a false impression of:
44 - The errors of a motor programme are:
45 - It is desirable to standardize as many patterns of behaviour (operating procedures) as possible in commercial aviation mainly because
46 - 'The Bends' as a symptom of decompression sickness consists of:
47 - Dalton's law explains the occurrence of:
48 - Nonverbal communication
49 - A person being exposed to extreme or prolonged stress factors can perceive:
50 - Glaucoma:
51 - The sleep pattern is closely associated with:
52 - Among the factors that increase tolerance to long-duration g forces are:
53 - What are the most frequent results of an self-centred captain on the flight deck?
54 - What should a pilot do to optimise his/her night vision (scotopic vision)?
55 - Positive g will cause the blood-pressure to the brain to:
56 - What may trigger stress in humans?
57 - Pain in the middle ear during descent may be eased by:
58 - With regard to decompression sickness associated with flight, we know that:
59 - What do you do, when you are affected by 'pilot's vertigo'?1. Establish and maintain an effective instrument cross-check.2. Believe the instruments.3. Ignore illusions.4. Minimize head movements.
60 - Stress management programmes usually involve:
61 - Which of the following statements are correct?1. The first information received determines how subsequent information will be evaluated.2. If one has made up one's mind, contradictory information may not get the attention it really needs.3. With increasing stress, attention is limited thereby reducing the flow of information to the central decision maker.
62 - Which of the following laws explains bubbles of nitrogen coming out of solution in body tissues due to a decrease in atmospheric pressure?
63 - The "Break Point" is that point after which, if stress continues to rise,
64 - What is synergy in a crew ?
65 - The pressoreceptors are located in
66 - Which of the following physical stimuli may cause stress reactions?-1: noise.-2: conflict.-3: temperature.-4: an administrative problem.-5: hunger. The combination of correct statements is:
67 - The acquisition of skill comprises three stages (Anderson model):
68 - Breathing 100% oxygen will elevate the pilot's physiological safe altitude to approximately:
69 - Presbyopia causes a:
70 - The carcinogen (a substance with the ability to produce modifications in cells which develop a cancer) in cigarettes is:
71 - When turning in IMC , head movements should be avoided as much as possible. This is a prevention against:
72 - Coriolis illusion, causing spatial disorientation is the result of:
73 - What is meant by metabolism ?
74 - Which of the following illusions are brought about by conflicts between the visual system and the vestibular system ?-1: Illusions concerning the attitude of the aircraft-2: Autokinetic illusion (fixed point viewed as moving)-3: Illusions when estimating the size and distance of objects-4: Illusions of rotation
75 - Barotrauma of the middle ear most likely will occur
76 - Less experienced pilots differ from experienced pilots in the following way:
77 - The Vestibular Apparatus consists of the:
78 - The skill-based, rule-based, knowledge-based model (Jens Rasmussen) is associated with:
79 - The two types of fatigue are:
80 - Which of the following tasks are possible to do simultaneously without mutual interference?
81 - Which part of the vestibular apparatus is affected by changes in gravity and linear acceleration?
82 - Errors which occur during highly automated actions may result from:1. the capture of a poor action subprogram2. a mistake in the decision making process3. the application of a poor rule4. an action mode error
83 - Hypoxia can be caused by
84 - Ozone in the air of a pressurized cabin can be eliminated by:
85 - Coaction is a mode of coordination which recommends:
86 - In tropical zones, it is recommended that:
87 - Stress is a frequent aspect of the pilot's job. Under which of the following circumstances does it occur?1. Stress occurs whenever the pilot must revise his plan of action and does not immediately have a solution2. Stress occurs with inexperienced pilots when the situational demands exceed their individual capabilities3. Stress occurs if a pilot is convinced that he will not be able to find a solution for the problem he/she faces.
88 - The inner ear is able to perceive:1. angular acceleration2. linear acceleration3. noise
89 - When flying through a thunderstorm with lightning you can protect yourself from flashblindness by:a) turning up the intensity of cockpit lightsb) looking inside the cockpitc) wearing sunglassesd) using face blinds or face curtains when installed
90 - One of the most dangerous symptoms of hypoxia concerning flight safety is:
91 - A fatigued pilot
92 - Personality is based on:1. Heredity2. Upbringing3. Experience4. Childhood
93 - Barotrauma caused by gas accumulation in the stomach and intestines can lead to:
94 - The most dangerous characteristic of the false mental model is, that it
95 - When drugs against sleep disorders and/or nervosity have been taken and the pilot intends to fly, attention has to be paid to
96 - Which statement is correct ?
97 - In the alveoli gas exchange takes place (external respiration). Which gas will diffuse from the blood into the lungs?
98 - Raising the sensory threshold of a sensory organ means:
99 - What is understood by air-sickness?
100 - 1. Psychosomatic means that a physiological problem is followed by psychological stress.2. Psychosomatic complaints hardly occur in professional aviation because of the strict selection for this particular profession .
101 - Flying at pressure altitude of 10 000 ft, a pilot, being a moderate to heavy smoker, has an oxygen content in the blood equal to an altitude
102 - When a pilot suffers from hypothermia (e.g. after loss of cabin heating) his / her demand for oxygen will be:
103 - The ideal cockpit can be termed as:
104 - Workload essentially depends on:
105 - The confirmation bias of decision making is
106 - The assessment of risk in a particular situation will be based on
107 - Which is the audible range to human hearing?
108 - Which statement about acute or chronic fatigue is INCORRECT?
109 - Approximately how long will a blood alcohol level of 60 mg / 100 ml take to return to normal?
110 - Decision-making results in:
111 - When the optical image forms in front of the retina
112 - The normal rate of breathing when at rest is:
113 - Flickering light when reflected from spinning rotor blades
114 - An non-synergetic cockpit:
115 - The Peripheral Nervous System passes information from the:
116 - Learning to fly naturally induces stress in a student pilot because he is lacking experience. Manifestations of this type of stress are:1. nervousness and chanellized attention2. being rough at the controls3. smoke and drink much more alcohol than usual4. airsickness, lack of sleep
117 - With regard to central vision, which of the following statements are correct ?-1: It is due to the functioning of rods-2: It enables details, colours and movement to be seen-3: Its very active both during the day and at night-4: It represents a zone where about 150000 cones per mm are located to give high resolution capacity
118 - Haemoglobin has an affinity for carbon monoxide of ...............times over oxygen
119 - Oxygen, combined with haemoglobin in blood is transported by
120 - The Coriolis effect in spatial disorientation occurs as a result of:
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