There are three primary types of learning, and people tend to favor one over the other. These include visual, tactile/kinesthetic and auditory. Very few learn via all three methods equally. As a result, people will describe themselves as readers or visual learners. Generally, there is a certain learning type that a person finds will provide better results than others.
Learning styles represent the approaches people have learned to process information adequately. Different approaches and combinations exist since not everyone learns the same concept the same way. Because personality influences learning style, we choose the methods that complement our approach to understanding. This includes activators, creators, explorers and clarifiers. Explorers enjoy trying out new things. Creators, as the name implies, like to create new assemblies or constructs. Clarifiers seek to apply known rules to the unknown to categorize it. Activators try to initiate reactions to understand what triggers things to be the way they are.
There is no question that for many practice makes perfect. As a learning style is understood and honed, the person using it becomes better at digesting information by using a certain method. This builds confidence and typically expertise with that method. As they become more adept at a particular learning style, they develop from a cautious personality to one that is strong and territorial, fully understanding the learning approach and how it can be utilized.
Leaders are typically preferred in many organizations because they have the ability to not only digest information but understand how to distribute it to others through different learning styles and approaches. This makes such a person effective at motivating people to do things by direction they would otherwise not necessarily do of their own volition. What makes a leader unique is that she is able to incorporate multiple aspects of instruction in one personality, reaching out to more than one receptive type.