Individual Differences

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Different Characteristics that everyone has but different levels of

Types of intelligence 

Emotional intelligence

Self Efficacy

Self esteem

Locus of control

Self Monitoring

Personality

Types of intelligence

Linguistic: Learn and use written and spoken language

Logical and Mathematical: Deductive reasoning , problem solving, etc

Musical: Appreciate, compose, and preform music

Bodily/kinesthetic: Have good mind/body coordination

Spatial: Recognize and effectively use patterns

Interpersonal: Effectively connect and work with people

Intrapersonal: Understood and regulate oneself

Naturalist: Live in harmony with ones environment 

Dan Goleman and “Emotional Intelligence”

-The prhase was coined in 1990 and provided an alternate idea to IQ which was corrolated with success

-Goleman tied thsi idea to leadership in a business setting

-EQ/EI is widely acknolegded as essential yo eadership sucess

EQ/EI has 2 components: personal competence

Self Awareness

-Emotional self awareness

-Accurate self assessment

-Self confidence

Self Management

-Emotional Self control

-Transparency

-Adaptability

-Achievement

-Iniciative

-Optimism

EQ/EI has 2 components: social competence

Self Awareness

-Empathy

-Organizational awareness

-Service

Relationship Management

-Inspirational leadership

-Influence

-Developing others

-Being a catalyst for change

-Conflict Management

-Teamwork and collaboration

Improving your EI

Become emotionally literate

Distinguish between your thoughts and emotions

Take responsibility for your emotions

Try to turn negative emotions into positive actions

Show empathy to others feelings

Avoid people who make you feel emotionally drained

Understand emotions take a place in decision making

Core self evaluation four elements

Self efficacy: A persons belief about their chances of successfully accomplishing a specific task

Self Esteem: A persons belief about your own self worth

Emotional Stability: One of the big 5 personality traits; a person tendency to be relaxed, secure, not worry, and not experience negative emotions under pressure 

Locus of Control: Extent to which someone believes outcomes of their life are influenced largely by external events (external locus of control) vs their own behaviors and actions (internal LOC)

Raymonds Cattells 16 personality factors

Warmth

Reasoning

Emotional Stability

Dominance

Liveliness

Rule Consciousness

Social Boldness

Sensitivity

Vigilance

Abstractness

Privateness

Apprehension

Openess to chnage

Self-Reliance

Perfectionism

Tension

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These demensions differ person to person but has now been condensed into the Big 5

Big 5 Model of Personality

Personality Demension: Characteristics

Openness to experience: Intellectual, imaginative, curious, broad minded

Conscientiousness: Dependable, responsible, persistence, achievement oriented

Extraversion: Outgoing, talkative, sociable, assertive

Agreeableness: Trusting, good named, cooperative

Neuroticism (emotional stability): Anxiety, self-conscienness, vulnerability

Types of personality tests

MBTI (Myers-Briggs Type Indicator)

MMPI (Minnestoa Multiphasic Per Inventory)

16PF (Cattell)

MBTI

Describes rather the prescribes

Describes preferences not skills

Is will documented and researched

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4 personality demensions

Extra and intraversion; E vs I

E: Draws energy from the outside world of people, activities and things

I: Draws energy from one’s internal world of ideas, emotions and expressions

Sensing and Intuition; S vs N

S: Takes in information through the five senses; notices what is “actual”

N: Takes in information through a “sixth sense”/ intuition and notes what “might be”

Thinking and Feeling; T vs F

T: Organizes and structures information to make decisions in a logical, objective manner (from “the head”)

F: Organizes and structures information to make decisions in a personal, value-oriented manner (from “the heart”)

Judgement and Perception; J vs P

J: Lives a planned and organized life

P: Lives a spontaneous and flexible life