Ability
relatively stable capabilities people have to perform a particular range of different but related activities
General Cognitive ability
Capabilities related to the acquisition and application of knowledge in problem solving
Five types of cognitive ability
Verbal, Quantitative, Reasoning, Spatial and Perceptual
Verbal
Oral and written comprehension (business executives)
Quantitative
Math reasoning (Treasurers)
Reasoning
Deductive reasoning (Police detectives)
Spatial
Visualization (pilots)
Perceptual
Speed and flexibility of closure (musicians)
Wonderlick Personnel Test
Most widely used measure of cognitive ability (50 questions in 12 minutes) - score of 10 indicates literacy
Emotional Intelligence
capabilities related to management and use of emotions when interacting with others
4 types of EI
Self -awareness, Other-awareness, Emotion regulation and Emotion use
Self-awareness
understand types of emotions he/she is experiencing, willingness to acknowledge them, and capability to express them accurately
Other-awareness
ability of an individual to recognize and understand the emotions others are feeling
Emotion regulation
recover quickly from emotional experiences and control one's feelings
Emotion use
Ability to harness emotions and use them to improve their chances of being successful in a given area
Physical ability
Strength, stamina, flexibility&coordination, psychomotor and sensory
Overall ability
Cognitive ability, Emotional ability and physical ability
Cognitive ability to Job performance and Org commitment
Strong relationship w/ Job performance
No relationship w/ org commitment