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Level Verbs to Use

Perception Attends, observes, perceives, recognizes, watches

Set Demonstrates, positions, prepares, senses, touches, uses

Guided response Calculates, computes, cuts, imitates, performs, practices, repeats, replicates,
tries

Mechanism Assembles, calibrates, cleans, disassembles, operates, performs, practices,
prepares, repairs, uses, washes

Complex overt response Cooks, demonstrates, executes, interviews, masters, performs

Adaptation Adapts, changes, develops, modifies, organizes, produces, solves

Origination Instructs, operates, originates, uses

Table 11-4 ■ Verbs Describing Performance—Psychomotor

1.0 PERCEPTION
1.1 Sensory stimulation
1.1.1 Auditory
1.1.2 Visual
1.1.3 Tactile
1.1.4 Taste
1.1.5 Smell
1.1.6 Kinesthetic
1.2 Cue selection
1.3 Translation

2.0 SET
2.1 Mental set
2.2 Physical set
2.3 Emotional set

3.0 GUIDED RESPONSE
3.1 Imitation
3.2 Trial and error

4.0 MECHANISM
5.0 COMPLEX OVERT RESPONSE

5.1 Resolution of uncertainty
5.2 Automatic performance
6.0 ADAPTATION
7.0 ORIGINATION

Perception

The lowest level of the psychomotor domain is perception. It involves becoming aware of objects by means of
the senses—hearing, seeing, touching, tasting, and smelling—and by muscle sensations or activation. The
learner must select which cues to respond to in order to perform a task and then must mentally translate the
cues received for action.

EXAMPLE Is able to recognize a need to learn how to use the meat slicer.

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