what is emotional intelligence?

Answer 1

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 constantly changing. Some psychologists, such as John D. Mayer (2005a), prefer to distinguish emotional knowledge from emotional intelligence, as discussed below.

Answer 2

Emotional Intelligence links strongly with concepts of love and spirituality: bringing compassion and humanity to work, and also to 'Multiple Intelligence' theory which illustrates and measures the range of capabilities people possess, and the fact that everybody has a value.

The EQ concept argues that IQ, or conventional intelligence, is too narrow; that there are wider areas of emotional intelligence that dictate and enable how successful we are. Success requires more than IQ (Intelligence Quotient), which has tended to be the traditional measure of intelligence, ignoring eseential behavioural and character elements. We've all met people who are academically brilliant and yet are socially and inter-personally inept. And we know that despite possessing a high IQ rating, success does not automatically follow.

http://www.businessballs.com/eq.htm

Intelligence is the capacity to learn, think, and understand and know. It is your mental ability.
Most people think that your intelligence quotient is more important than your emotional quotient, but actually your emotional quotient gets you farther in your life than your intelligence quotient. Your emotional quotient affects how good you feel. Your emotional quotient is not fixed at birth. If you have a high emotional quotient, you are more likely to do well in life. If you feel very good, then you will very likely do better in things than others that have a low emotional quotient. If you have high emotional quotient, you will be a good lawyer.

http://k-12.pisd.edu/schools/hughston/2000pace/iqandeq.htm

http://www.factbites.com/topics/Emotional-Quotient

Answer 3

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 constantly changing. Some psychologists, such as John D. Mayer (2005a), prefer to distinguish emotional knowledge from emotional intelligence,
In 1920, E. L. Thorndike, at Columbia University, (Thorndike 1920), used the term "social intelligence" to describe the skill of getting along with other people. In 1975, Howard Gardner's Frames of Mind: The Theory of Multiple Intelligences, (Gardner 1975) began the formulation of the idea for "Multiple Intelligences" (he identifies eight intelligences, later two more are added), including both interpersonal intelligence and intrapersonal intelligence. Many psychologists, such as Gardner, believe that traditional measures of intelligence, such as the IQ test, fail to fully explain cognitive ability. (Smith 2002)

The term "emotional intelligence" appears to have originated with Charles Darwin in 1872, who theorised of a broader emotional social intelligence used for survival and adaptation in humans. (Bar-On, 2005). The term however was popularized by Daniel Goleman (1995), who has published several books and articles about emotional intelligence and its application to business. As is the case in so many fields, language is a major barrier and primary cause for bias when it comes to determining a subject's origin or history. Payne may have coined the phrase for the Anglo-Saxon world, but historically he was a bit late -- in fact, about 20 years late. In the early Sixties Dutch science fiction author Carl Lans published 2 novels in which he not only elaborates on the concept, he also actually uses the phrase Emotional Quotient. These books were never translated. They formed the base of an immensely popular radio show.

Research on the concept originated with Peter Salovey and John "Jack" Mayer starting in the late 1980s. In 1990, their seminal paper (1990)defined the concept as an intelligence. Mayer and Salovey continue to research the concept. The term "emotional quotient" seems to have originated in an article by Keith Beasley (1987). There are numerous other assessments of emotional intelligence each advocating different models and measures.
The distinction between intelligence and knowledge in the area of cognition (i.e. IQ) is very clear, where generally, psychological research demonstrates that IQ is a reliable measure of cognitive capacity, and is stable over time. In the area of emotion (i.e. EQ) the distinction between intelligence and knowledge is murky. Current definitions of EQ are inconsistent about what it measures: some (such as Bradberry and Greaves 2005)say that EQ is dynamic, and can be learned or increased; whereas others (such as Mayer) say that EQ is stable, and cannot be increased.

Answer 4

EQ instead of IQ.

It has to do with the way you deal with people.

The controversy around intelligence is phenomenal. There are so many different kinds and people tend to base intelligence on the basic IQ test (weshler, wisc)

Answer 5

Ｃreativity. Ｐurity. Ａｎｄ emancipation from evil minds.