Do you have good psychomotor skills?
By poohgal
@poohgal (6845)
Singapore
December 10, 2007 12:20pm CST
As we all know, certain occupations require a high level of psychomotor skills. One example would be Pilot. A pilot needs to have a good sense of coordination of their limbs, mind and eyes.
I proclaim myself to be someone with poor psychomotor skills. It seems I have problems coordinating my limbs, mind and eyes effectively. I guess this has to do with the fact that I cannot multi task. Personally, I think Driving requires good psychomotor skills. My fear of driving and poor psychomotor skills have deterred me from learning driving. I am still overcoming my fear and really wish one day I can. =D
May I ask, 'Do you think you have good psychomotor skills? Why?
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8 responses
@kun2349 (23381)
• Singapore
11 Dec 07
i do think that i have quite good psychomotor skills :) because i'm a goalie whenever i play soccer.. in order to be a good one, reflex and sharpness is very important to a goalie as the whole body has to co-ordinate with each other to save the ball :) so i do think that, i have quite good psychomotor skills =P hehe
@kun2349 (23381)
• Singapore
11 Dec 07
haha.. David lee isn't so good after all.. Peter schmichel is my all time favorite goalie that's y i choose to be a goalie.. hehe.. his reflexes are definitely very fast but i'm only slower than him just by a fraction of a second =P LOL.. When i'm on form, nothing can go past me and when i'm off form, u anyhow shoot also can go in.. haha.. But too bad, i'm not tall enough for selection :( Reflexes can be trained if u'r slow.. because i'm not borned with quick reflexes too :) hehe =P
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@wahptb (188)
• Canada
10 Dec 07
I would say that I do. I have always been good in sports, I don't think I have ever tried a sport I haven't been at least decent at and I have been a champion in many. I find driving very easy. Barring unpredictabilities I pretty much know what's going to happen in the next moments just from constant observation in all directions with mirrors.
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@wahptb (188)
• Canada
12 Dec 07
Thanks for the compliment but I wouldn't say it's really talent. It's like the topic says good psychomotor skills. We definitely weren't the most talented group but we were the most hard-working. In the end that was more important than raw talent.
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@Phlamingho (7825)
• Denmark
10 Dec 07
I'm not sure if I have good psychomotor skills, it's not something I've never thought about, so I guess they can't be all that bad :-D
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@sacmom (14192)
• United States
13 Dec 07
I think my psychomotor skills has improved over the years. When I was little I couldn't even walk on a balance beam without falling off after 1 or 2 steps. And physical education was a nightmare for me as I had a hard time trying to do such things as kick a ball or catch one. I couldn't grasp the concept of tying my shoes until I was about 10 years old! Same goes with riding a bike. I couldn't seem to get it until I was about 9. But nowadays I can tie my shoes, ride a bike, and fly airplanes (at least the radio controlled type :P) with no problems.
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@sacmom (14192)
• United States
16 Dec 07
My dad tried to teach me when I was 5 or 6 years old, but I was too nervous to try and get the hang of it then. I ended up teaching myself with a friend's bike while I was outside by myself. I couldn't bear anyone watching me, especially if I was to have fallen. But I didn't fall even once and I caught on right away! I was riding a bike within minutes of getting on it. I also self taught myself to roller skate when I was little. :)
earncommunity, it depends on what type you want, there are so many out there to choose from. Here is a link to one of the hobby shop's my husband goes through. http://towerhobbies.com/
They also have a simulator available that is like the real thing. It's a good way to learn without having to worry about crashing. :P
@earncommunity (1183)
• India
13 Dec 07
how much does it cost? radio controlled airplanes?
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@lordwarwizard (35747)
• Singapore
11 Dec 07
I think I am just an average guy here.
I don't have terrific psychomotor skills but I don't s*ck terribly too.
Just average.
@earncommunity (1183)
• India
12 Dec 07
Thanks for introducing this new term for me "psychomotor skills" i always had very good hand eye co-ordination, infact thats one of my strengths. I've seen some people who dont like to talk while they are driving, but for me driving is an automatic process and i dont realise what I'm doing while I dirive so much so that, some times i even get confused which is clutch and which is brake!! I'm sure one day you will over come this fear of driving, its noting and you will also be able to do with out any problem...its all in the mind!
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@jillbeth (2705)
• United States
10 Dec 07
No, I don't. Like you, I am not too coordinated. My hand-eye coordination is lousy; I think because of my particular vision problems. I cannot catch a ball to save my life, although I do good at bowling and pool, where you get to place the ball where you want it. My eyes don't focus together well, especially when I am tired and start seeing double. Although my driving record is good, my family says I scare them when they are riding with me because I come up on stop signs too suddenly.
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@neetipari (49)
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11 Dec 07
well every person have some of basic pyschomotor skills, but some people who really do more in coordinating activities can improve their psychomotor skills. like driving even the sports activities can impart you to gain more of pyschomotor activities. game like table tennis and badminton etc. i think i have better coordination however not as good as a pilot. :)
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