Emotional Intelligence Paper
Emotional Intelligence Paper
Arian George
PSY/301
August 10, 2015
Stacy Herandez
Emotional Intelligence Paper
When looking at the study of intelligence, since the research started, it has been focused on things like aspects like intellect, thinking, cognition, problem solving, and memory (Intelligence Quotient or IQ). Yet researchers also have started to understand that there are many other aspects like emotions, behaviors, and moods and that they are just as important (Emotional Quotient). Since this realization has become more of a reality emotional intelligence has now grown to be largely accepted and essential in understand a person and the way that they think and the way they act. This paper is going to talk about the differences between the traditional cognitive intelligence and emotional intelligence while also talking about the use people use emotional intelligence in their everyday life.
Traditional Cognitive Intelligence and Emotional Intelligence
Traditional Cognitive Intelligence which is also known as IQ, which is the ability to gain, understand, preserve, and recall knowledge for use in the future. The word intelligence suggests the use of thinking, reasoning, and problem solving. Cognitive intelligence does not reflect any emotions, feelings, or behavior. Yet there are many other portions of the brain those different characteristics of intelligence along with judgment are held. This is the cerebrum, specifically the frontal lobe that is responsible for learning along with intelligence and judgment. In the frontal lobe is where the control of creative thought, abstract thinking, problem solving, judgment, and intellect is done. According to Mayer, Salovey, and Caruso (2006) emotional intelligence is “the capacity of reason about emotions, and of emotions to enhance thinking. It also includes the abilities of accurately perceive emotions, to access and generate emotions so as to assist thought, to understand emotions and emotional knowledge, and
Arian George
PSY/301
August 10, 2015
Stacy Herandez
Emotional Intelligence Paper
When looking at the study of intelligence, since the research started, it has been focused on things like aspects like intellect, thinking, cognition, problem solving, and memory (Intelligence Quotient or IQ). Yet researchers also have started to understand that there are many other aspects like emotions, behaviors, and moods and that they are just as important (Emotional Quotient). Since this realization has become more of a reality emotional intelligence has now grown to be largely accepted and essential in understand a person and the way that they think and the way they act. This paper is going to talk about the differences between the traditional cognitive intelligence and emotional intelligence while also talking about the use people use emotional intelligence in their everyday life.
Traditional Cognitive Intelligence and Emotional Intelligence
Traditional Cognitive Intelligence which is also known as IQ, which is the ability to gain, understand, preserve, and recall knowledge for use in the future. The word intelligence suggests the use of thinking, reasoning, and problem solving. Cognitive intelligence does not reflect any emotions, feelings, or behavior. Yet there are many other portions of the brain those different characteristics of intelligence along with judgment are held. This is the cerebrum, specifically the frontal lobe that is responsible for learning along with intelligence and judgment. In the frontal lobe is where the control of creative thought, abstract thinking, problem solving, judgment, and intellect is done. According to Mayer, Salovey, and Caruso (2006) emotional intelligence is “the capacity of reason about emotions, and of emotions to enhance thinking. It also includes the abilities of accurately perceive emotions, to access and generate emotions so as to assist thought, to understand emotions and emotional knowledge, and
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