An attempt is made to show the trend in present-day studies of abilities to bring together and synthesize the concept of the individual style of activity and the so-called personality approach. The concept of individual style permits a wider context of looking at the problem since it incorporates perceptual, cognitive, and social factors; also it allows one to study abilities at different structural levels. The new synthesis makes it possible to shed new light on the problem of correlation of the biological and the social im man's abilities.