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Those objectives that describe physical activities that can be practiced observably and demonstrated directly.  

The acquisition of motor skills.  

A loss of consciousness in which a person may appear to be conscious, but is unaware of his or her behavior, or changes in mood, thoughts, or perceptions. Epilepsy in which fits are characterised by blurring of consciousness and accompanied by coordinated but wrong movements.  

Includes those aspects of learning through which accumulated knowledge and attitudes are applied to particular life situations. It implies skill development: physical and intellectual, psychomotor objectives. One of three key categories of instructional content and learning objectives described by Benjamin Bloom, referring to the physical and muscular functioning of an individual; the others are the…

Associated with epilepsy and characterized by a loss of environmental contact, manifested in staggering, purposeless movements, and unintelligible vocal sounds. Confusion often accompanies the attacks that may last from 2 to 3 min following it.  

Substances that cause symptoms similar to those of psychosis.  

A psychologist trained in the development and administration of standardized tests to measure such things as intelligence, creativity, sociability, etc. A person skilled in the application of statistical analysis to psychological data.  

An attempt to understand the nature of intelligence by studying the pattern of results obtained on intelligence tests.  

Theories that suggest that alcoholism is a symptom of some personality or emotional disorder. Three such theories are 1. psychoanalytic, 2. learning, and 3. personality trait.  

A standardized procedure designed to measure a person’s performance on a specific task.