The ASTD Competency Model

question 40

Multiple Choice

The ASTD competency model:

• A) is designed to help sales associates make more personal connections with shoppers.
• B) describes companywide effort to continuously improve the ways people, machines, and systems accomplish work.
• C) describes what it takes for an individual to be successful in the training and development field.
• D) is a framework to analyze competition in an industry and formulate a business strategy.

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Definitions:

Procedural Memory

A type of long-term memory that enables people to perform tasks without consciously thinking about them, often referred to as muscle memory, like typing or riding a bike.

Contacts

Connections or relationships with other people that can provide support, access to information, or resources.

Implicit Retrieval

A process in which memories are recalled without conscious awareness or effort, often demonstrated through the influence of past experiences on present behavior or thought.

Repetition Priming

A phenomenon where previous exposure to a stimulus enhances the ability to recall or recognize the same stimulus later.