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Individual differences

are personal attributes that vary from one person to another. Individual differences may be physical, psychological, and emotional.

Agreeableness

refers to a person's ability to get along with others; causes some people to be gentle, cooperative, forgiving, understanding, and good-natured in their dealings with others

Self-esteem

refers to our feelings of self-worth and our liking or disliking of ourselves

conscientiousness

refers to the extent to which a person can be counted on to get things done. Some people, for example, are organized, detail-oriented, responsible, dependable, and plan carefully to order to meet deadlines. neuroticism: who are relatively more neurotic tend to experience unpleasant emotions such as anger, anxiety, depression, and feelings of vulnerability more often than do people who are relatively less neurotic

General self-efficacy

reflects a generalized belief that we will be successful at whatever challenges or tasks we might face.

extraversion

reflects a person's comfort level with relationships. Extroverts are sociable, talkative, assertive, and open to establishing new relationships.

openness

reflects a person's rigidity of beliefs and range of interests. People with high levels of openness are willing to listen to new ideas and to change their own ideas, beliefs, and attitudes in response to new information.

Tolerance for ambiguity

reflects the tendency to view ambiguous situations as either threatening or desirable. Intolerance for ambiguity reflects a tendency to perceive or interpret vague, incomplete, or fragmented information or information with multiple, inconsistent, or contradictory meanings as an actual or potential source of psychological discomfort or threat

Authoritarianism

the extent to which a person believes that power and status differences are appropriate within hierarchical social systems such as organizations

Big Five personality traits

A set of five fundamental traits that are especially relevant to organizations. Agreeableness, conscientiousness, neuroticism, extraversion, openness,

Multiple Intelligences

Suggests that there are a number of distinct forms of intelligence that each individual possesses in varying degrees

Realistic job previews (RJPs)

involve the presentation of both positive and potentially negative information to job candidates.

Emotional Intelligence

is an interpersonal capability that includes the ability to perceive and express emotions, to understand and use them, and to manage emotions in oneself and other people

Machiavellianism

is now used to describe behavior directed at gaining power and controlling the behavior of others.

Self-efficacy

is our confidence in our ability to cope, perform, and be successful on a specific task.

General Mental Ability

is the capacity to rapidly and fluidly acquire, process, and apply information. It involves reasoning, remembering, understanding, and problem solving. It is associated with the increased ability to acquire, process, and synthesize information and has been defined simply as the ability to learn

Tolerance for risk

is the degree to which a person is comfortable accepting risk, willing to take chances and to make risky decisions.

Locus of control

is the extent to which people believe that their behavior has a real effect on what happens to them.Some people, for example, believe that if they work hard they will succeed.

Personality

is the relatively stable set of psychological attributes that distinguish one person from another.