Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
What is the basic premise of Emotional Intelligence (EI)? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Emotions are active mental processes that can be managed.
Aristotle was an early philosopher who disagreed with the main premise that - CORRECT
ANSWER - cognition and emotion are separate functions.
Howard Gardner's multiple intelligences theory is partially a response to ______. - CORRECT
ANSWER - limitations of traditional IQ testing.
A major advance in the study of Emotional Intelligence came after ______ authored the 1995
book Emotional Intelligence: Why It Can Matter More Than IQ. - CORRECT ANSWER -
Daniel Goleman
Daniel Goleman felt emotional intelligence was a combination of which three factors? -
CORRECT ANSWER - cognitive intelligence, personality, emotional skills
Your teacher correctly sensed from your facial expressions and body language that your mood
had changed. The Ability Model describes this as what? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Perception of emotion
The Ability Model would describe the ability of a surgeon to focus on calming her emotions
before surgery as what? - CORRECT ANSWER - Emotions facilitating thinking
Having the ability to remain open to a wide range of emotions, and having strategies to regulate
emotions are which part of the Ability Model? - CORRECT ANSWER - Management of
emotion
Why is measuring Emotional Intelligence different than most psychological testing? -
CORRECT ANSWER - EI testing relies mostly on responses to scenarios.
, The mixed models of Emotional Intelligence include ______, which are not part of the Ability
Model. - CORRECT ANSWER - personality traits
What is the main strength of self-report assessments in measuring Emotional Intelligence? -
CORRECT ANSWER - They are quick and easy to administer.
Theorists feel that Emotional Intelligence is mostly ______, and personality is mostly fixed. -
CORRECT ANSWER - grown
Transformational leadership - CORRECT ANSWER - Leaders create a vision and inspire
others.
In general, what does the research about EI in the workplace conclude? - CORRECT
ANSWER - EI shows many benefits for workers and companies.
What is true of Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) Programs? - CORRECT ANSWER -
They look to merge thinking, feeling, and behaving.
When EI is embedded in social and emotion learning (SEL) programs, what do the results show?
- CORRECT ANSWER - Positive results in personal and academic growth.
What is one of the criticisms of the performance assessment, MSCEIT? - CORRECT
ANSWER - It does not measure expression and monitoring of one's emotions.
What is major criticism of Emotional Intelligence research? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Most of the studies are in the United States and Europe.
Researchers investigating EI in the workplace discovered that managers high in EI also had the
ability to ______. - CORRECT ANSWER - inspire others