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psychomotor

psychomotor

1 7.3
Relating to the connection between thinking and body movement
  • adjective
  • /ˌsaɪkoʊˈmoʊtər/
  • Specialized
: psicomotor
  • Psychomotor activities, such as dancing or sports, connect mental focus with physical movement.
  • psychomotor development
  • psychomotor skills
  • psychomotor ability

Examples

  • Music educators should also be aware of the cognitive and psychomotor development of children in order to properly sequence learning objectives.

    Academic text (1991)
  • Psychomotor performance data can provide evidence to discern whether students are progressing toward planned objectives.

    Academic text (2001)
  • For that reason, only cognitive and psychomotor behaviors are considered under the concept of productivity in this article.

    Academic text (1992)
  • As a result, reported student benefits encompassed more than just the typical fitness and psychomotor benefits.

    Academic text (2010)
  • Carefully planned in the integrated curriculum, psychomotor learning can become a successful component of the foundation for lifelong learning.

    Academic text (1993)
  • Students must develop a variety of important cognitive and psychomotor skills that mutually illuminate their understanding.

    Academic text (1996)
  • Four measures were utilized to assess affective and psychomotor development.

    Academic text (2007)
  • The purpose of this study was to implement and evaluate a curricular model designed to enhance sociomoral and psychomotor development in physical education.

    Academic text (2007)
  • The outputs of the educational system are realized in cognitive, affective, and psychomotor domains.

    Academic text (1992)
  • The therapist designed exercises to improve the patient's psychomotor skills and coordination.

Compounds

1 7.8

A brain condition that causes brief loss of awareness, memory gaps, and automatic movements or strange sensations

1 5.3

The gradual learning of how the mind controls body movement

Surface Forms

psychomotor positive

Morphology

psychomotor = motor (semi-transparent) = psycho + motor

The word is built compositionally from psycho- plus motor, but the combining form psycho- is not a fully transparent everyday English element for many learners.

Etymology

Psychomotor comes from two parts: psycho-, a part that means 'mind' as in psychology, and motor, which means 'move' like a car motor. So psychomotor means the connection between the mind and physical movement.