FAA Fundamentals of Instructing (FOI)The Teaching Process and MethodsEasy
A ground instructor notices that a student pilot becomes visibly anxious before every crosswind landing lesson and repeatedly tries to avoid scheduling that maneuver. This reaction is occurring primarily within which domain of learning?
- ACognitive domain
- BAffective domain
- CPerceptual domain
- DPsychomotor domain
Show answer & explanationAnswer & explanation
Correct answer: B. Affective domain
Attitudes, emotions, and values (such as anxiety or avoidance) fall within the affective domain of learning, which deals with feelings and dispositions rather than knowledge or physical skill.
Why the other options are wrong
- A. Cognitive domain involves knowledge and intellectual skills, not emotional reactions.
- C. Perceptual domain is not one of the three standard domains of learning.
- D. Psychomotor domain involves physical/motor skills, not feelings.
Domains of Learning
Learning is categorized into three domains: cognitive (knowledge), affective (attitudes/values), and psychomotor (physical skills).
- Cognitive = mental/intellectual skills
- Affective = feelings, attitudes, values
- Psychomotor = physical/motor skills
Memory trick: Think, Feel, Do — the three domains of learning.