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high commitment or nonconformity. At higher levels, behavior may be so ingrained that it is unconscious
rather than a conscious response. Responses may be produced consistently in the absence of external
authorities and in spite of barriers. Thus, a client may eventually select healthful foods or an employee may
wash his or her hands without thinking about it at the conscious level. Table 11-3 suggests verbs describing
performance in the affective domain.

Level Verbs to Use

Receiving Asks, attends, chooses, describes, follows, gives, identifies, listens, replies, selects, uses

Responding Answers, assists, complies, conforms, cooperates, discusses, helps, participates,
performs, practices, presents, reads, recites, reports, responds, selects, tells, writes

Valuing Completes, describes, differentiates, explains, follows, imitates, joins, justifies,
participates, proposes, reads, selects, shares, supports

Organization Accepts, adheres, alters, arranges, combines, compares, defends, discusses, explains,
generalizes, identifies, integrates, modifies, organizes, prefers, relates, synthesizes

Characterization Acts, advocates, communicates, discriminates, displays, exemplifies, influences,
performs, practices, proposes, questions, selects, serves, supports, uses, verifies

Table 11-3 ■ Verbs Describing Performance—Affective

Receiving

At the lowest level of the affective domain, the learner is willing to receive certain phenomena or stimuli.
Receiving represents a willingness to attend to what the teacher is presenting. The person may move from a
passive level of awareness or consciousness to a neutral willingness to tolerate the situation rather than to avoid
it and then to an active level of controlled or selected attention despite distractions.

EXAMPLE Is able to focus attention on instructions on a diabetic diet.

Responding

The second level is responding, which indicates a desire on the part of the learner to become involved in, or
committed to, a subject or activity. At the lowest level of responding, the client or employee may passively
acquiesce, or at least comply, in response to the professional or manager. At a higher level, a willingness to
respond or voluntarily make a commitment to a chosen response is evident. Finally, a feeling of satisfaction or
pleasure in response involves internalization on the part of the learner.

EXAMPLE Is willing to read diet materials with interest and ask questions.

Valuing
At the third level, valuing, the learner believes that the information or behavior has worth. The person values
it based on a personal assessment. When the value has been slowly internalized or accepted, the client or

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