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A classification of objectives that focus on the development of attitudes, beliefs, and values. Affective learning is about gaining new perceptions (e.g., self-confidence, responsibility, respect, dependability, and personal relations).

The taxonomy of categories arranged in ascending order of difficulty are:

Receiving: Aware of, passively attending to certain stimuli.

Responding: Complies to given expectations by reacting to stimuli.
Valuing: Displays behavior consistent with a single belief or attitude in situations where
not forced to obey.

Organizing: Committed to a set of values as displayed by behavior.

Characterizing: Total behavior consistent with internalized values.

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