Lecture 4

Question 1

Define emotional intelligence according to Maltby et al., (2013).

Answer 1

Generally, the ability to understand your own emotions and those of people around you.

Question 2

What are the 4 characteristics of an emotionally intelligent person according to Chamorro-Premuzic (2012)?

Answer 2

• Adaptable, flexible, able to perceive, regulate and express emotions in effective ways.
• Composed and able to relate to others.
• High self-esteem and self-motivation
• Able to manage stress.

Question 3

What type of IQ is emotional intelligence?

Answer 3

Warm/hot IQ.

Question 4

According to Goleman (2000), what is the appeal of emotional intelligence?

Answer 4

It can be learned at any age. (in contrast to cold IQ, which is more fixated in older people)

Question 5

How did Nelis et al., (2009) prove the appeal of emotional intelligence?

Answer 5

Used intensive training on a group and compared it to a control group, in order to improve their emotional intelligence. Found significant improvements in EQ in the training group, immediately after training as well as 6 months later.

Question 6

Who outlined the first clear theory on emotional intelligence?

Answer 6

Salovey and Mayer

Question 7

What did Salovey and Mayer believe about emotional intelligence?

Answer 7

• Created an EI construct/measurement: EQ.
• EQ is independent from IQ
• EQ is more important than IQ in real life settings
• EI is an ability

Question 8

What were the features of Salovey and Mayer’s theory on emotional intelligence?

Answer 8

Branch 1: Perceiving emotions
Branch 2: Using emotions to facilitate thought (usefulness of certain emotions in specific situations)
Branch 3: Understanding emotions (e.g. how/why they change)
Branch 4: Managing emotions to enhance experience

Question 9

What does MSCEIT stand for?

Answer 9

Mayer-Salovey-Caruso Emotional Intelligence Test.

Question 10

What is the MSCEIT?

Answer 10

An ability test measuring the 4 branches of Salovey and Mayer’s EI model.

Question 11

What aspect of the MSCEIT did Brody (2005) criticise and what was said about it?

Answer 11

The extent that the test just measures knowledge, rather than ability (which is what it claims to measure).

“A person who has expert knowledge of emotions may or may not be expert in the actual ability that is allegedly assessed by the test” - Brody (2005).

Question 12

What does TEI stand for?

Answer 12

Trait emotional intelligence

Question 13

What is TEI?

Answer 13

A self-perceived ability to be successful in emotional situations.

Question 14

Are TEI and EQ ability (as measured on the MSCEIT) the same constructs?

Answer 14

No. They correlate weakly (.34), meaning they are similar but ultimately measure different constructs.

Question 15

What is a normative measure of TEI?

Answer 15

Self report

Question 16

Are measures of TEI objective or subjective?

Answer 16

Subjective, as they are always self-reported.

Question 17

What is a normative measure of ability emotional intelligence?

Answer 17

Performance, e.g. a test.

Question 18

Are measures of ability emotional intelligence objective or subjective?

Answer 18

Objective, as they are measured using performance/tests.

Question 19

Which realm does TEI fall under, conceptually?

Answer 19

Personality realm

Question 20

Which realm does ability emotional intelligence fall under?

Answer 20

Intelligence (cognition) realm.

Question 21

Happiness correlates with which emotional intelligence construct, and according to which study?

Answer 21

Trait Emotional Intelligence (TEI), according to a .627 correlation between the two, found by Chamarro-Premuzic (2007).

Question 22

Academic performance correlates with which emotional intelligence construct, and according to which study?

Answer 22

Trait Emotional Intelligence (TEI). TEI predicted academic performance over and above that of IQ and the Big 5 (Sanchez-Ruiz, 2013).

Question 23

Describe the relationship between IQ and trait EI and it’s effect on exam performance in schoolchildren with upcoming GCSE exams, outlined by Petrides (2004).

Answer 23

Low ability pupils find themselves in an intellectually demanding environment that overtaxes them cognitively and emotionally. Those high on trait EI are better able to deal with the concomitant stress and have wider social networks, which diminish the negative impact of pressure on academic performance, thereby resulting in improved grades.

In contrast, those low on trait EI are unable to deal effectively with psychological pressure, which is compounded by their poor social and emotion-regulation skills, thereby resulting in poorer grades.

Question 24

Who champions the school of thought that emotional intelligence is an ability?

Answer 24

Salovey and Mayer (MSCEIT)

Question 25

Who champions the school of thought that emotional intelligence is a trait?

Answer 25

Petrides and Furnham

Question 26

Who has a mixed view on whether emotional intelligence is an ability or trait?

Answer 26

Goleman