The affective domain, cognitive domain, and sensorimotor domain are common terms used in psychology, these consepts are used in everyday life, even in driving. The affective are feelings and motives, the cognitive are thoughts and judgments, and the sensorimotor are sensory input and motor output. I will be going in detail about these in this report using examples from the generational curriculum.
The first example is from a self assesment report from Soliman Valdez. Soliman talks about rushing because he is late for drill, in his report all the domains are present. The first domain is affective or his feelings, Soliman feels urgency and anxiety because he does not want to be late for drill. The second domain is cognitive, or his thoughts, Soliman is thinking about how he should have prepared himself more properly to avoid being late. The third domain is sensorimotor or sensory input and motor output, Soliman presses his foot on the gas peddle and speeds down the highway. Soliman experienced all of these domains in his driving.
The next example is fromSharla Supnet. Sharla tells a story about how she was tailgating a driver because he upset her. Sharla became angry and wanted revenge, this demonstrates the affective domain. Sharla thinks about tailing this person in a threatning way so the person will aknowledge her anger, this demonstrates the cognitive domain. Sharla sticks her hand in the air and yells, this demonstrates the sensorimotor domain. Sharla also experiences the A.C.S domains.
I chose these specific incidents because I have experienced them myself. I can relate to the anxiety and fustration of speeding because I'm late for something. I can also relate to being angry at another driver and trying to threaten them in some way. It is no fun feeling anger or anxiety while your driving and that is why traffic psychology is so important. Monitoring your domains is part of this psychology, this will help you realize how you can stop negativity in your driving, and will also help you to be more comfortable on the road.
