Correct Answer - Option 1 : Thinking
Psychomotor activity is defined as motor/physical activity that is secondary to or dependent on a psychic component and is mostly non-goal-directed.
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It refers to the function of muscles and the origination of movements in the body under the conscious control of mental activity. It is demonstrated by motor skills such as movement, coordination, manipulation, dexterity, grace, strength, and speed.
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Examples:- Driving a car and eye-hand coordination tasks such as sewing, throwing a ball, typing, operating a lathe, and playing the trombone.
- As children grow from infancy into middle childhood, they gain better control over their large or gross muscles, which enables them to control gross movements, involving large areas of the body, e.g. playing, walking, running, jumping, etc.
- Later, the child gains control over her smaller muscles, which enables her to obtain skills such as throwing and catching balls, writing, sewing, etc.
- A child will therefore walk before she can run, throw the ball before she is able to catch it and scribble before she is able to write.
Thus, it is concluded that thinking is not a psycho-motor activity of a child.
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Thinking is the mental process of manipulating information to draw a conclusion or to generate ideas.
- It is a higher cognitive function that allows beings to produce thought and works as a base for all cognitive activities or processes.
