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Personality Type
Personality type of an individual is a collection of personality traits which are thought to occur together consistently, especially as determined by a certain pattern of responses to a personality inventory. They include:
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Listener/Stable personalities are seen as cooperating with others within existing circumstances to carry out tasks.
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Idealist/Compliant personalities are seen as those who work conscientiously within existing circumstances to ensure quality.
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Flashy/Enthusiastic personalities are seen as those who shape the environment by influencing or persuading others.
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Efficient/Assertive personalities are seen as those who Shape the environment by overcoming opposition to accomplish goals.
Learning Modalities
Learning modalities are the sensory channels or pathways through which individuals give, receive, and store information. Perception, memory, and sensation comprise the concept of modality. The modalities that we consider are visual, auditory and kinesthetic.
Brain Dominance
Brain dominance of an individual indicates his/her natural preference for processing information on one side of the brain. The right side is considered the intuitive or spontaneous side, while the left side is logical.
Multiple Intelligences
According to 'The Theory of Multiple Intelligences' by Howard Gardner, we are all able to know the world through language, logical-mathematical analysis, spatial representation, musical thinking, the use of the body to solve problems or to make things, an understanding of other individuals, and an understanding of ourselves. Where individuals differ is in the strength of these intelligences and in the ways in which such intelligences are invoked and combined to carry out different tasks, solve diverse problems, and progress in various domains. The eight intelligences considered are:
Innate Quotients
Synapsys evaluation provides a holistic view of Intelligence and offers an insight into the following quotients:
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IQ or intelligence quotient is a measure of a person’s reasoning ability.
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EQ or emotional quotient is the ability of individuals to recognize their own and other people's emotions, to discriminate between different feelings and label them appropriately, and to use emotional information to guide thinking and behavior.
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CQ or creativity quotient is a measure of creative intelligence which is the ability to go beyond the existing to create novel and interesting ideas. Creative people come up with ideas that are like undervalued stocks, which are generally rejected by the public at large.
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AQ or adversity quotient is a measure of the ability of a person to deal with adversities.
Acquiring Sensitivities
Acquiring sensitivities deal with why an individual learns what he/she learns and what motivates him/her for the same.
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A self-cognitive individual is self regulated and self motivated.
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An affective individual derives motivation from others and the environment
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A reflective individual derives motivation to learn from observation, experience and internal inquiry (reflection).
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reverse individual derives motivation to learn from a very different perspective. He/she tends to learn in an ‘opposite’ way, ie. considering the ‘effect’ first and then considering the ‘cause’