ANCC Nursing Professional Development (NPD) Certification Practice Exam

The question tests knowledge of how learning is categorized in Bloom’s taxonomy, focusing on the cognitive domain—the mental processes involved in thinking and remembering. In this domain, the first level is knowledge, which means the ability to recall facts, terms, and basic concepts.

Knowledge is the best choice because it specifically denotes remembering information, a hallmark of the cognitive domain. Perception and Set belong to the psychomotor domain, which deals with physical actions and readiness to perform movements. Feeling relates to the affective domain, which involves attitudes and values. So, only knowledge fits as a cognitive-domain level.