Name: Danilo Q. Diniay Jr.

BSA – 3

Activity 1

1. What are the factors that influence individual behavior?

By definition Individual behavior can be defined as a mix of

responses to external and internal stimuli. It is the way a person
reacts in different situations and the way someone expresses
different emotions like anger, happiness, love, etc. So basically the
factors that can influence individual behavior must come from
external factors like sociological, cultural, etc. or come from the
external factor like personal, psychological, etc. factors.

2. What factors can affect behavior?

Behavior is the way in which one acts or conducts oneself,

especially towards others. Based on my research, these are some of
the factors that can affect behavior: The cultural factor, Psychological
factors, social factors and personal factors. Cultural factors is a
collective programming of the mind that distinguishes the members of
one group or category of people from others and culture is a set of
beliefs, values and practices that are shared by most people within a
relatively large group. Culture is passed on from one group member
to another; from one generation to the next. Psychological factors,
these are the motivation – a need that urges a person to act, a
perception – refers to the selection, organization and interpretation of
information in a way the produces a meaningful experience of the
world, and Learning – this highlights the importance of past
experience. Social Factors, we always seek confirmation from the
people around us and seldom do things that are not socially
accepted. And the Personal factor, this might be the age, stage of life
cycle, occupation, economic circumstances, lifestyle, personally
traits, and self-concept.
Assignment

Personality, Values, and Individual

Differences

Personality is an area of study that deals with complex human

behavior, including emotions, actions, and cognitive process. So
personality is the inner psychological characteristics that determine and
reflect how a person responds to his or her environment. It reflects
individual differences, consistent in a sense that personality doesn’t change
easily or doesn’t change in a short period of time, most of the time if you
face the same situation then you’re might reacts the same way and that’s
what I meant on consistent, but personality can change this regard to the
major changes in your life to the point that your personality changes, for
example acquiring a new job that you’ve dreamed for, this leads you to
react to be more productive because this is your dream job and you do
anything to excel. Therefore personality can be a hereditary characteristics
and childhood experiences some also are environmental influences on the
person concerned.
Values are individual beliefs that motivate people to act one way or
another, these serve as a guide to a human being. Generally, people are
influence and adopt the values that they are raised with. People also tend
to believe that those values are “right” because they are the values of their
particular culture. So, whether values are sacred or have intrinsic worth,
values vary among individuals and across cultures and time. However,
values are universally recognized as a driving for in our ethical decision
making.
Individual Differences are unique characteristics of individuals that
have an impact on how they learn. Based on my research these are the
type of individual differences: Learning style, Aptitude, personality and
emotional intelligence. And also there are 5 main causes of individual
differences: Race, Sex, Heredity, Maturity, and social and economic status.
Therefore individual differences may be physical, psychological, and
emotional, the individual differences that characterize a specific person
makes that person unique. Relating to organization, one person may be
dissatisfied, withdrawn, and negative in one job setting but satisfied, outing
and positive in another – working conditions, co-workers, and leadership
are just a few factors that affect how a person perform and feels about
his/her job. Thus whenever a manager attempts to assess or account for
individual differences among her employees, he/she must also consider the
situation in which behavior occurs. In this situation, understanding
differences across people and creating effective psychological contracts
can help the manager facilitate a good fit between people and the
organization

Attitudes, Perceptions and Emotions

Perception is the set of processes by which an individual becomes

aware of and interprets information about the environment. If everyone
perceive everything the same way things would be a lot simpler of course
just the opposite is true people perceive very different ways. Moreover,
people often assume that reality is objective and that we all perceive the
same things in the same way
Attitude, by definition it is a settled way of thinking or feeling about
someone or something, typically one that is reflected in a person’s
behavior. For me Attitude is mental energy that from the moment you
awaken until you fall asleep at night, we are continually generating this
energy or attitude. Attitude is only divided into two, the positive attitude and
the negative and there no such thing as neutral attitude. It is an attraction
because when you’re in a positive attitude, no matter how hard your day or
bad your day, you can still look for the positive moment and sleep at peace
and that is how the energy powerful is.
Employees who effectively manage their emotions and moods can
create a competitive advantage for a company in relating to organization.
Our emotions are not guided solely by conscious or rational thought,
emotions often plays a larger role in our behaviors than does conscious
reasoning. By definition, Emotions are intense, short-term physiological,
behavioral, and psychological reactions that prepare us to respond.
 Motivation

In relation to organization, Performance depends on the effort these

employees put into work, their ability, and employer support. Effort is in a
part determined by motivation. Motivation is the desire that exists within a
person that causes that individual to act. People usually act for a number of
reasons, but they are often tied to goals that have been set by themselves
or by others around them. Thus, motivation is a goal-directed drive.
Motivators account for increases in motivation because of enrichment and
positive work characteristics some example of this motivators are
achievement, recognition, work itself, responsibility and advancement.