ADMS 2400 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Fundamental Attribution Error

• School: York University
• Department: Administrative Studies
• Course: ADMS 2400
• Professor: Sabrina Deutsch Salamon

Document Summary

Adms2400 may. 14 week 2_lecture 3 perception & individual differences 1. Personality refers to the structures and propensities inside a person that explain his or her characteristic patterns of thought, emotion, and behaviour. Personality can be thought of as a unique collection of specific traits. Ability refers to the relatively stable capabilities people have to perform a particular range of different but related activities. Can be grouped into three general categories. Adms2400 may. 14 week 2_lecture 3 perception & individual differences 2. Cognitive abilities are capabilities related to the acquisition and application of knowledge in problem solving and decision making. Cognitive abilities are very relevant in the jobs most of you will be involved with. Self-awareness the ability to recognize and understand the emotions in oneself. Other awareness the ability to recognize and understand the emotions that other people are feeling. Emotion regulation the ability to control one"s emotions and recover quickly from emotional experiences.