PSYC 1001 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Tacit Knowledge, Social Intelligence, Motivation
17 Oct 2016
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Ability to perceive, express, assimilate and regulate emotion in the self and in others. Ways emotional intelligence can be measured: multifactor emotional intelligence scale. Measures 12 emotional abilities that are grouped into 4 branches. Some theorists believe certain people are automatically more emotionally intelligent than others, some theorists think it can be learned and recommend schools teach kids how to manage their emotions. Some academics are socially deficient due to lack of emotional intelligence. Deficiencies in ability to perceive, understand, manage and use emotions an wreak havoc in interpersonal relationships and well-being. Improving emotional skills can also improve academic performance. Four components of emotional intelligence: perceive emotions. Recognition in faces, music, stories: understand emotions. Predict them in others or yourself: manage emotions. Know how to express them in various situations (control emotions: use emotions. People having high scores of emotional intelligences have less depression, anxiety and anger. Do better in marriage and parenting situations.
