1 General Mental and Psychological Abilities · 1.6.1 Emotional and social intelligence

1.6.1.1 Emotional intelligence: meaning, models (Salovey-Mayer, Goleman) and dimensions

Emotional intelligence (EI) is the ability to notice, understand, use and manage emotions in yourself and in others; Salovey and Mayer gave it a formal definition in 1990 and Daniel Goleman made it popular in 1995.

  • APPSC Group 1
  • Advanced level
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Key terms

  • emotional intelligence
  • EI
  • EQ
  • Salovey and Mayer 1990
  • four-branch model
  • MSCEIT
  • Daniel Goleman 1995
  • five components
  • self-awareness
  • self-regulation
  • motivation
  • empathy
  • social skills
  • Bar-On EQ-i
  • trait EI
  • Gardner multiple intelligences
  • Ekman basic emotions
  • amygdala hijack

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  2. ExplainedStandard
  3. DeeperAdvanced
  4. Mains writingMains writing
  5. Common trapsFoundation
  6. Quick revisionFoundation

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