All but which one of the following goals could belong in the cognitive domain of educational objectives?
A) Students will be able to name the capital city and list one primary industry for at least forty-five of the fifty states in the United States.
B) Students will be able to identify all of the main characters and write a literary critique of at least three of the seven major works being covered in one semester of English literature.
C) Students will be able to summarize and defend a personally held belief regarding the appropriate role of women in contemporary society.
D) Students will be able to translate at least 90 percent of the French vocabulary words and use each of those words correctly in a sentence.

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C is the correct answer because it involves values, beliefs, and attitudes, which are typically associated with the affective domain, not the cognitive domain. The cognitive domain focuses on intellectual skills such as recall, analysis, and synthesis of information, which are reflected in the other options.

All but Which One of the Following Goals Could Belong