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relatively stable capabilities people have to perform a range of different but related activities.
types: cognitive, emotional, physical
Motivation x Ability= perfomrance.
skills vs ability: skills can be improved with training and experience, ability is relatively stable.
differences in ability: genes and environment |
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| Knowledge (aquistion of info), Ability (capacity), Skill (behavior), and Other (personality characteristics). |
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| capabilities related to the acquisition and application of knowledge in problem solving. |
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| Types of Cognitive Ability |
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1. Verbal (oral/written comprehension and oral/written expression)
2. Quantitative (number faculty- simple math operations, mathematical reasoning- choose/apply formulas to solve problems)
3. Reasoning- problem sensitivity, deductive/inductive reasoning, originality
4. Spatial- spatial orientation, visualization
5. Perceptual- speed and flexibility of closure (patterns), perceptual speed. |
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| the g-factor. underlies or causes all of the more specific cognitive abilities. |
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| emotional intelligence (ability) |
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| a human ability that affects social functioning composed of self awareness, other awareness, emotion regulation, and use of emotions. |
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| the appraisal and expression of emotions in oneself |
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| the appraisal and recognition of emotion in others. |
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| being able to recover quickly from emotional experiences |
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| the degree to which people can harness emotions and employ them to improve their chances of being successful in whatever they are seeking to do. |
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| the ability to lift, push, or pull very heavy objects using the hands, arms, legs, shoulder, or back. |
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| short bursts of energy to move him/herself or an object |
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| ability to exert force for a prolonged period of time without becoming overly fatigued and giving out |
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| the ability of a person's lungs and circulatory system to work efficiently while he or she is engaging in prolonged physical activity |
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| the ability of a person's lungs and circulatory system to work efficiently while he or she is engaging in prolonged physical activity |
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| used by people working in cramped compartments or awkward positions. |
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| quick bends, stretches, twists, or reaches |
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| ability to synchronize the movements of the body, arms, and legs to do something while the whole body is in motion. |
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| ability to maintain the balance of the body in unstable contexts or when the person has to change directions. |
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| fine manipulative abilities, control movement abilities, response orientation, reaction time. |
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| near and far vision, night vision, visual color discrimination, depth perception, hearing sensitivity, auditory attention, speech recogonition. |
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| cognitive ability---------->job performance |
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| cognitive ability----------> org. committment |
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| 12 minute test of general cognitive ability consisting of 50 questions. |
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| situation, task, action, result |
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| head: notice differences, physical: ability to adapt, heart: persistence |
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| predicate cognitive ability: education, occupation, biological (malnutrition, lead, alcohol). |
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