Emotional Intelligence Flashcards
what is intelligence?
a general mental capacity involving planning, problem solving, thinking abstractly, learning quickly and from experience
what construct is intelligence?
latent
IQ contributes to __% of factors determining life success
20
thorndyke’s definition of social intelligence
the ability to manage others and act wisely within relationships
______ and _______ proceeded to include social intelligence in their future intelligence models
gardener
sternberg
incremental validity
does the measure make a unique contribution beyond existing measures?
main types of psychometric testing
maximum performance
typical performance
maximum performance
ability tests with a right answer
typical performance
no right answer, respond with what you would usually do
how should ability EI be measured?
maximum performance tests
strong correlations with g
what did the mayer-salovey branch model argue about EQ?
EQ is independent of IQ and has more importance in real-life settings
EQ scores positively correlated with
- verbal and non-verbal intelligence scores
- general cognitive ability
- no correlation with personality traits
the MSCEIT consists of…
- perceiving emotions
- using emotions to facilitate thought
- understanding emotions
- managing emotions
what does the situational test of emotional understanding (STEU) use?
roseman’s (2001) appraisal theory to determine scoring
emotions are generated according to specific combinations of seven appraisal dimensions
what is trait EI?
a dispositional tendency measured using self-reports
trait EI should be _______ to cognitive ability, but _______ with personality traits
orthogonal
correlated
15 facets of trait EI
- adaptability
- assertiveness
- emotional expression
- emotional management
- emotional perception
- emotional regulation
- impulsiveness
- relationships
- self-esteem
- self-motivation
- social awareness
- stress management
- trait empathy
- trait happiness
- trait optimism
TEIQ measures…
trait empathy and emotion management
how does trait EI relate to the personality hierarchy?
breaks down into smaller components to explain different facets within GPF
what did meta-analysis show correlated with trait EI?
extraversion and neuroticism
life satisfaction, loneliness, and happiness
gender differences in EI testing
women have higher MSCEIT scores than men
age differences in EI testing
positive correlations between age and EI
ethnicity differences in EI testing
minority groups had higher EI scores than white groups
ability EI has ______ incremental validity
limited
only predicts additional 4% in anxiety and no additional variance in life satisfaction
goleman’s mixed model of EI
consists of ability aspects
- ability to recognise emotions
and personality traits
- trustworthiness and conscientiousness
goleman’s model
- identify own emotional states
- manage own emotional states
- access and influence others’ emotions
- sustain good personal relationships
how is fight-or-flight central to EI?
due to the role of the amygdala
when is ESCI used?
business and workplace
what can training in EI improve?
emotional regulation
dunning-kruger effect
cognitive bias where individuals, especially those scoring lowest, overestimate their knowledge or ability
interpersonal deviance
high EI and high machiavellianism were most likely to engage in this
women with higher EI
higher rates of self-reported delinquency due to presenting machiavellian behaviour in a positive light
participants with high EI are more likely to…
misread deceptive cues as signs of increased distress
definition of wisdom
includes emotional regulation and goes beyond intelligence:
- intellectual humility
- recognition of uncertainty towards situations
- recognition of other perspectives
- the search for compromise
what is intellectual humility associated with?
greater general knowledge
children and wisdom
already have a clear definition, linked with age, family, and gender bias
wisdom appears to be more _______________ than _________________
situation-dependent
person-dependent
