Who first introduced the concept of emotional intelligence?
ASalovey and Mayer
BBinet and Simon
CGardner and Terman
DDas and Naglieri
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Salovey and Mayer
1. Emotional intelligence is the feeling side of intelligence.
2. The concept was first introduced by Salovey and Mayer.
3. They defined it as monitoring one's own and others' emotions.
_Source: NCERT Class XII Psychology, Ch 1 Variations in Psychological Attributes (ncert.nic.in/textbook/pdf/lepy101.pdf), "Emotional Intelligence"_
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