Which domains are described in Bloom's taxonomy in the context of planning?

• A. Cognitive, psychomotor, and affective
• B. Verbal, visual, kinesthetic
• C. Logical, abstract, practical
• D. Affective, social, emotional

Answer: (A)

Bloom's taxonomy describes three learning domains used when planning instructional experiences: cognitive, psychomotor, and affective. The cognitive domain covers knowledge and thinking processes—remembering, understanding, applying, analyzing, evaluating, and creating. The psychomotor domain involves performing manual or physical skills, such as demonstrating proper technique and coordinated movements. The affective domain deals with attitudes, values, and emotions—receiving, valuing, organizing, and internalizing a set of beliefs or dispositions. In planning, you design outcomes that address not only what the learner should know (cognitive) but also what they should be able to do physically (psychomotor) and how they should feel or behave toward the subject or patient care (affective). Other options mix up learning styles or describe traits that aren’t the domains Bloom identified, so they don’t align with the framework used for planning learning objectives.