Personal Capability - Emotional Intelligence & Decision Making

Question 1

What is EI?

Answer 1

Potential to monitor and accurately identify, express and understand one’s own and others emotions and reactions

It includes the potential to control personal emotions, use them to make good decisions and act effectively

Capacity to reason about emotions and capacity of emotions to enhance thinking

Question 2

Benefits of EI

Answer 2

Better self perception of social ability, more successful interpersonal relationships and less interpersonal aggression and problems

Being perceived by others as more pleasant , socially skilled and empathic

Better relationships with family and colleagues

Increased social dynamics at work as well as better negotiations ability

Higher life satisfaction and self esteem, lower level of insecurity

Question 3

Criticism of EI

Answer 3

Model confuses skills with morals

No predictive outcomes

Based on self assessment

Question 4

EI - Ability Model

Answer 4

Peter Salovey / John Mayor

4 abilities evaluated

1) perceive emotions / understand verbal and nonverbal signals
2) reason with emotions / using emotions to solve problems
3) using emotions to 2 previous abilities and choose an action
4) managing emotions to regulate, respond appropriately to others emotions

Question 5

EI Mixed Model

Answer 5

Mixes EI qualities with other personality traits unrelated to either emotion or intelligence

Built on 5 competency 
Self awareness
Self regulation 
Motivation 
Empathy 
Social skills

Question 6

EI Trait Model

Answer 6

Not ability based construct
People have emotional traits or self perception as part of their personality

Based on self reporting

Question 7

RULER

Answer 7

Marc Brackett

Recognize 
Understand 
Label 
Express 
Regulate emotions

Question 8

EQ Test

Answer 8

Even the best ones measure the knowledge of emotions and how they work

It can’t evaluate the ability to put that knowledge into action