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Which psychologist's 1995 bestseller made emotional intelligence widely known?Read the answer and worked solution →Emotional intelligence is also known by which short name?Read the answer and worked solution →Which pair of psychologists is linked with the ability model of emotional intelligence?Read the answer and worked solution →How many types of abilities does the Salovey and Mayer ability model include?Read the answer and worked solution →Which ability branch covers detecting emotions in faces, voices and pictures?Read the answer and worked solution →Which branch uses moods to support thinking and problem-solving?Read the answer and worked solution →Which test is the current measure of the Mayer and Salovey model?Read the answer and worked solution →How is the MSCEIT mainly scored?Read the answer and worked solution →Daniel Goleman's model of emotional intelligence is described as which kind of model?Read the answer and worked solution →How many main EI constructs does Goleman's model outline?Read the answer and worked solution →Which Goleman construct means knowing one's own emotions, strengths and weaknesses?Read the answer and worked solution →Which Goleman construct means redirecting disruptive emotions and impulses?Read the answer and worked solution →Which Goleman construct means managing relationships to get along with others?Read the answer and worked solution →Which Goleman construct means considering other people's feelings when deciding?Read the answer and worked solution →Which of these is not one of Goleman's five EI constructs?Read the answer and worked solution →According to Goleman, emotional competencies are what kind of capabilities?Read the answer and worked solution →Who proposed the trait model of emotional intelligence?Read the answer and worked solution →How is trait emotional intelligence measured?Read the answer and worked solution →Which is one of the four factors of the TEIQue?Read the answer and worked solution →What is another label for trait emotional intelligence?Read the answer and worked solution →Which self-report EI measure was the first available and predates Goleman's book?Read the answer and worked solution →Who introduced the concept of emotional strength in the 1950s?Read the answer and worked solution →A 1964 paper by Michael Beldoch may have been the first to use which term?Read the answer and worked solution →Which 1983 book by Howard Gardner introduced multiple intelligences?Read the answer and worked solution →Gardner defined intrapersonal intelligence as the capacity to understand whom?Read the answer and worked solution →In which magazine did the term EQ first appear in print in 1987?Read the answer and worked solution →Which gender difference in average EI scores has been observed?Read the answer and worked solution →What kind of relationship exists between bullying and emotional intelligence?Read the answer and worked solution →Locke argued that EI should be relabeled as what?Read the answer and worked solution →Which bias can let people distort their answers on EI tests?Read the answer and worked solution →

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Which psychologist's 1995 bestseller made emotional intelligence widely known?

  1. Daniel Goleman
  2. Howard Gardner
  3. Edward Thorndike
  4. Abraham Maslow
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Correct answer: A. Daniel Goleman

Daniel Goleman's 1995 book Emotional Intelligence brought the term into popular use.

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Emotional intelligence is also known by which short name?

  1. Emotional reflex action
  2. Empathy index score
  3. Mood ratio scale
  4. Emotional quotient
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Correct answer: D. Emotional quotient

EI is commonly shortened to EQ, standing for emotional quotient, by analogy with IQ.

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Which pair of psychologists is linked with the ability model of emotional intelligence?

  1. Goleman and Boyatzis
  2. Petrides and Bar-On
  3. Salovey and Mayer
  4. Thorndike and Guilford
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Correct answer: C. Salovey and Mayer

Peter Salovey and John Mayer defined EI as a set of abilities and built the ability model.

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