Mental, physical, and emotional dispositions that make one respond in a certain way to a situation.
Described in more detail as...
the readiness to act. It includes mental, physical, and emotional sets. These three sets are dispositions that predetermine a personís response to different situations (sometimes called mindsets).
Key Words associated with the set response include...
  • begins
  • displays
  • explains
  • moves
  • proceeds
  • reacts
  • shows
  • states
  • volunteers
NOTE: This characteristic of the psychomotor domain is closely related with the "Responding to phenomena" subdivision of the Affective domain.
Examples...
  • Students know and act upon a sequence of steps in a manufacturing process.
  • Students recognize their abilities and limitations.
  • Students show desire to learn a new process (motivation).