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Emotional intelligence is defined as the ability to understand the emotions of yourself andothers, show empathy, understand social relationships and cues, and regulate your own emotions and respond in culturally appropriate ways (Parker, Saklofske, & Stough, 2009).

For this assignment we will be thinking about our own emotional intelligence and discussing our internal investigation with the class.

1. Please answer ‘yes’ or ‘no’ to the following prompts under number 1, Do you:

• recognize both subtle and overt emotions easily (in yourself and others)?
• use the emotional information wisely?
• establish positive social relationships with others?
• avoid problems and altercations?
• tend to further harmony and cooperation?

2. View the Video:Daniel Goleman Introduces Emotional Intelligence (链接到外部网站。)链接到外部网站。
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• Why do we need to know and understand emotional intelligence?
• What do people who are emotionally intelligent use to identify and understand emotions?
• Do you possess high emotional intelligence which is expressed typically by well-developed social skills?
• If you do possess high emotional intelligence how has it impacted your world?
• As stated in the text, do you believe that ” emotional intelligence is a better predictor of success than traditional intelligence” if so why, if not why not ( provide supporting references ).