Across The Globe with Dr. Megha

Individual Differences: Concept, Types, Causes & Educational Implications *Definitions of Individual Differences:* 1. Drever James: “Variations or deviations from the average of the group, with respect to the mental or physical characters, occurring in the individual member of the group are individual differences.” 2. Good, C.V. : “The variation or deviations among individual is regard to a single characteristics or a number of characteristics, those differences which in their totality distinguish one individual from another.” 3. Skinner, C.E. : “Today we think of individual differences as including any measurable aspect of the total personality.” 4. Woodworth, R.S. and Marquis, D.G. : “Individual differences are found in all psychological characteristics physical mental abilities, knowledge, habit, personality and character traits.” “The psychology of individual differences is largely the study of group differences. This study classifies individuals by age, traits, sex, race, soc...