Visualization is the ability to imagine how separate

– Visualization is the ability to imagine how
separate things will look if they were put
together in a particular way.

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Cognitive Ability, Cont’d
• Perceptual abilities generally refer to being able
to perceive, understand, and recall patterns of
information.
– Speed and flexibility of closure refers to being able to
pick out a pattern of information quickly in the
presence of distracting information, even without all
the information present.
– Perceptual speed refers to being able to examine and
compare numbers, letters, and objects quickly.
Cognitive Ability, Cont’d
• People who are high on verbal abilities also tend
to be high on reasoning, quantitative, spatial,
and perceptual abilities.
• The most popular explanation for the similarity
in the levels of different cognitive abilities within
people is that there is a general mental ability —
sometimes called g or the g factor —that
underlies or causes all of the more specific
cognitive abilities discussed so far.
Emotional Ability
• Emotional intelligence is a human ability
that affects social functioning.
– Self‐awareness is the appraisal and
expression of emotions in oneself.
• Ability of an individual to understand the types of
emotions he or she is experiencing, the
willingness to acknowledge them, and the
capability to express them naturally.
– Other awareness is the appraisal and
recognition of emotion in others.
• Person’s ability to recognize and understand the
emotions that other people are feeling.

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Emotional Ability, Cont’d
• Emotional intelligence, continued
– Emotion regulation refers to being able to
recover quickly from emotional experiences.
– Use of emotions reflects 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.
• It is a more important determinant of job
performance for people with lower levels
of cognitive intelligence.
Physical Abilities
• Strength is the degree to which the body is capable of
exerting force.
• Stamina refers to the ability of a person’s lungs and
circulatory system to work efficiently while he or she is
engaging in prolonged physical activity.
• Flexibility refers to the ability to bend, stretch, twist, or
reach.
• Coordination
• Psychomotor abilities generally refer to the capacity to
manipulate and control objects.
• Sensory abilities refer to capabilities associated with vision
and hearing.
How Important Is Ability
• Cognitive ability is a strong predictor of job
performance — in particular, the task performance
aspect.
• People who have higher general cognitive ability
tend to be better at learning and decision making.