INDIVIDUAL

DIFFERENCES,
MENTAL ABILITY,
AND PERSONALITY
Prepared by:
ALERA KIM CABALLERO-TANGIAN
INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES

 Refer to the variation in

how people respond to the
same situation based on
personal characteristics
.
 CONSEQUENCES OF INDIVIDUAL
DIFFERENCES
 People differ in productivity;
 People differ in the quality of their work;
 People react differently to empowerment;
 People react differently to any style of
leadership
 contd….

 People differ in terms of need for contact

with other people
 People differ in terms of commitment to the
organization; and
 People differ in terms of level of self-
esteem.
 PEOPLE WITH DIFFERENT

DIFFERENC  Quantities of output

ES
BETWEEN  Qualities of output
PEOPLE
 Reactions to empowerment

 Reactions to a given leadership

styles

 Degrees of need for contact with

result to
others

 Degrees of commitment to the

organization

 Levels of self-esteem

THE CONSEQUENCES OF DIFFERENCES BETWEEN PEOPLE

 WHAT MAKES PEOPLE DIFFERENT
FROM EACH OTHER

 Demographics;
 Aptitude and ability; and
 Personality
 DEMOGRAPHIC DIVERSITY
The sources of demographic diversity include the
following;

1.Gender;

2.Generational differences and age; and

3.culture
 Gender Differences
 Men and women are not different along the following concerns:

1. problem solving activities;

2. analytical skills;
3. competitive drive;
4. motivation;
5. learning ability; and
6. sociability
 REASONS
WHY
PEOPLE ARE
DIFFERENT
FROM EACH
OTHER

DEMOGRAPHIC PERSONALIT
S APTITUDE Y
AND ABILITY

Physical
gender characteristics
APTITU Intellectual
DE Physical ability
ability Mental
AND characteristics
ABILITY

culture

WHAT MAKES PEOPLE DIFFERENT FROM EACH OTHER

CULTURE
 Refers to the learned and
shared ways of thinking and
acting among a group of
people or society.
 2 DIMENSIONS OF CULTURE
 Social Culture- which refers to the social
environment of human-created beliefs, customs,
knowledge, and practices that define
conventional behavior in a society.
 Organizational Culture- is the set of values,
beliefs, and norms that is shared among
members of the organization.
APTITUDE AND ABILITY

 Aptitude maybe defined as the

capacity of a person to learn or
acquire skills.
 Ability refers to an individual’s
capacity to perform the various task
in job.
 Physical Activities needed to perform a certain
tasks:
 1. Dynamic Strength  6. Dynamic Flexibility
 2. trunk strength  7. Body Coordination
 3. Static strength  8. Balance
 4. Explosive strength  9. Stamina
 5. Extent flexibility
 DIMENSIONS OF
INTELLECTUAL ABILITY
 Cognitive
 Social
 Emotional
 cultural
 The Triarchic Theory of Intelligence

 Componential intelligence;
 Experential intelligence; and
 Contextual intelligence.
 MULTIPLE INTELLIGENCES

 1. Linguistic  5. Bodily
 2. Logical- Kinesthetic
Mathematical  6. Intrapersonal
 3. Musical  7. Interpersonal
 4. Spatial  8. Naturalist
 PERSONALITY
HEREDITARY FACTORS
1. physical stature
2. facial attractiveness
3. gender
4. temperament
5. muscle composition and reflexes
6. energy level
7. biological rhythms
ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS

 Cultural Factor
 Social Factor
 Situational Factor
 PERSONALITY FACTORS AND
TRAITS
1. Emotional Stability
2. Extraversion
3. Openness to Experience
4. Agreeableness
5. Conscientiousness
6. Self-monitoring behavior
7. Risk Taking and thrill seeking
8. Optimism
 EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE
 5 COMPONENTS OF EQ
1. Self-Regulation
2. Motivation
3. Empathy
4. Self-awareness
5. Social Skills
Reasons for Differences in individual
behavior
1.Sense of Sight
2.Sense of Hearing
3.Sense of Taste
4.Sense of Smell
5.Sense of Touch
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