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This 15 page paper discusses the interrelatedness of intelligence and emotions in the human being. Theories and research by Salovey/Mayer as well as Goleman analyzed and discussed. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
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Later, a handful of psychologists divided it into three primary factors: academic intelligence; social intelligence and practical intelligence, leaving out one of the other important facets of intelligence: the emotional
factor. The inclusion and discussion of a persons emotional intelligence may explain to some extent why some children, who fail miserably at school, go on to have successful careers, and
vice versa. Scholastic aptitude, then, is not necessarily equal to practical or social ability. What is known is that there is a correlation, however, between a persons emotions and their
intelligence. Early Origins In the early nineties a couple of professors in the United States, Peter Salovey and John Mayer, published journal articles in
which they believed that they had found a way to measure a persons emotional ability. This was based on the observation that certain people just seemed better able to deal
with problems whose underlying components involved emotional issues. Likewise, they observed that certain people were more skilled at identifying their emotions about an issue, identifying the underlying emotional issues of
others, and applying this understanding in a problem-solving context. Another name in the field, though controversial in nature, is that of Daniel Goleman. Arguably, he
brought the term emotional intelligence into the mainstream culture with the publication of several books dealing with emotional intelligence. Many of his ideas seem based upon the earlier works by
Salovey and Mayer. What is Emotional Intelligence? The on-going debate has always been whether nurture meant more than nature in the development of a child. There are equal
logical arguments on both sides. As far as emotional intelligence goes, those who have earned their credibility in this field of research generally define emotional intelligence as "the ability to
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