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Ability and Its Types

There are two main types of ability: intellectual ability and physical ability. Intellectual ability refers to mental capacities like reasoning, problem-solving, and communication. It has dimensions like number aptitude, comprehension, inductive reasoning, and memory. Physical ability refers to the capacity for tasks requiring stamina, strength, and dexterity. Its dimensions include dynamic strength, trunk strength, static strength, explosive strength, flexibility, coordination, balance, and stamina. Intellectual ability is important for jobs involving complex thinking while physical ability is key for roles requiring physical labor or athletic skills.

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Ability and Its Types

There are two main types of ability: intellectual ability and physical ability. Intellectual ability refers to mental capacities like reasoning, problem-solving, and communication. It has dimensions like number aptitude, comprehension, inductive reasoning, and memory. Physical ability refers to the capacity for tasks requiring stamina, strength, and dexterity. Its dimensions include dynamic strength, trunk strength, static strength, explosive strength, flexibility, coordination, balance, and stamina. Intellectual ability is important for jobs involving complex thinking while physical ability is key for roles requiring physical labor or athletic skills.

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Ability

An acquired or natural capacity or talent that enables an individual to perform a particular job
or task successfully

Types of Ability
Ability in Organizational Behavior: Types of Ability (Explained)In Organizational Behavior, the 2
types of ability are

1.Intellectual Ability

2.Physical Ability

1. Intellectual Ability

Intellectual ability is the capacity to do mental activities – thinking and reasoning and problem-
solving.

For example a factory worker that sews the same piece of pants each hour and day requires
minimal intellectual ability. An employee such as Rodney requires a higher level of intellectual
skill. He must communicate with different levels of management and look for creative ways to
solve sales issues. He is also responsible for financial reporting, analysis, and sales
presentations.

Intellectual abilities have got seven dimensions.

Such as;

Number Aptitude

It is an ability to do speedy and accurate arithmetic.

Comprehension

It is the ability to understand what is read and heard and the relationship of words to each
other.

Perceptual Speed

It is a dying ability to identify visual similarities and differences quickly and accurately.Inductive
Reasoning It is the ability to identify a logical sequence in a problem and then solve the
problem.

Deductive Reasoning
It is the ability to see logic and assesses the implication of art argument.

Special Visualization

It is the ability to imagine how an object would look like its position in space was changed.

Memory

It is the ability to retain and recall past experience.

2. Physical Ability
Physical ability is the capacity to do tasks that demand stamina, desired, strength and similar
characteristics.

Dimensions

Dynamic Strenght
Ability to exert muscular force continuously over time.

Trunk Strenght
Ability to exert muscular using trunk muscles.

Static Strenght
Ability to exert force against external objects.

Explosive Strenght
Ability to expand a maximum of energy in one or a series of explosive acts.

Extent Flexibility
Ability to move the trunk and back muscles as far as possible.

Dynamic Flexibility
Ability to make rapid, repeated flexing movements.

Body co-ordination
Ability to coordinate the simultaneous actions of different parts of the body.

Balance
Ability to maintain equilibrium despite forces pulling off balance.

Stamina

Ability to continue maximum effort requiring prolonged efforts over time.

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