2006-09-01 20:18:05 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Social Science ➔ Psychology
I haven't come across an authoritative definition although I acknowledge that it exists, so I'll present my homespun definition instead:
Emotional intelligence is the capacity to recognize the emotions you are experiencing, process them, and select a course of action or behavior appropriate for a given situation to produce a desired outcome.
The most common example is a young child presented with a cookie and told that if he does not eat the cookie for one hour, he recieves another cookie. The child with high emotional intelligence can process this information and deliberately choose not to go for immediate gratification in return for a larger payoff in the future. Other children will eat the cookie immediately.
In adults, the tendency to immediately give in to anger when provoked often prevents them from resolving a problem. An emotionally intelligent person on the other hand can acknowledge anger at being provoked but not give in to the need to retaliate with a response that generates a negative outcome (a fight). Instead, he can push past the anger and come up with an alternative response so he gets a better outcome. (Basically, "choosing which fights he can win" or "not letting emotionally upsetting situations affect his performance at work," for example).
2006-09-01 20:35:54 · answer #1 · answered by spindoccc 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Studies have learned that a high IQ may be important for getting good grades, earning a degree, or working in a laboratory, but it is no guarantee for making ones way in the world. The importance of a high IQ has been vastly overrated. It is social or emotional intelligence, measured in EQ, that ultimately spells success. Imagination, creativity, intuitiveness, empathy, original thinking are EQ qualities that give a person the ability to understand and relate to others. Thus a TV producer, for example, who flanked out of college but had the ability to choose what would entertain people may have a higher aptitude that an engineer with a sum-ma *** laude. Salesmen, politicians, actors may show stronger emotional intelligence than people with high IQs. 100 different aspects of intelligence have been isolated by the Aptitude Research Project at the University of Southern California. Therefore IQ is not the all and all of success. Emotional intelligence plays the better part.
2006-09-02 04:13:37 · answer #2 · answered by sleepy 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Emotional Intelligence, also called EI and often measured as an Emotional Intelligence Quotient or EQ, describes an ability, capacity, or skill to perceive, assess, and manage the emotions of one's self, of others, and of groups. However, being a relatively new area, the definition of emotional intelligence is still in a state of flux. Some, such as John D. Mayer (2005a) prefer to distinguish emotional knowledge from emotional intelligence, as discussed below.
2006-09-02 03:24:25 · answer #3 · answered by Steelr 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Emotional intelligence is the wisdom to realize that you don't have to get emotional.When you have the ultimate emotion-take Love-you hold knowledge to not delve into other emotions because they are not necessary anymore.Cry within your soul.No more tears...that's just crys for attention from humans when God is the one to impress.Emotions are ridiculous!
2006-09-02 03:30:19 · answer #4 · answered by unmovingasp 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
emotional intelligence is knowing a guy is bad for you and you still want him...
your heart over rules your head so to speak...
2006-09-02 03:25:45 · answer #5 · answered by KT 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
INTELLIGENCE POWERED BY EMOTION.TNKS FOR 2 PTS.IM OFF TO LEVEL 3
2006-09-02 03:24:17 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
plz research anything J. Krishnamurti had to say about this matter..
2006-09-02 03:41:07 · answer #7 · answered by afriendof CLIFFy D 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋