When a client newly diagnosed with type 2 diabetes mellitus assumes responsibility for checking her blood glucose level four times a day, this is an example of:
1. Cognitive learning
2. Affective learning
3. Impaired learning
4. Psychomotor learning
ANS: 4
Psychomotor learning involves acquiring skills that require the integration of mental and muscular activity. The remaining options are involved with expression of feelings and acceptance of atti-tudes, opinions, or values or the acquisition of knowledge. Impaired learning involves alteration to the normal learning process that requires alterations in methods and techniques.
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