Question

According to the article “Can You Raise Emotional Intelligence?” by Jack Mayer, all of the following are components of emotional intelligence except __________.
A.
the understanding of the general nature of emotions
B.
the meaning of individual emotions
C.
the capacity to undercover similarity and differences between emotions
D.
the ability to solve puzzles in a timely manner

Answer 1

D. the ability to solve puzzles in a timely manner

Mayer's model of emotional intelligence focuses on perceiving, using, understanding (e.g., general nature, meanings, similarities/differences, blends, transitions), and managing emotions — not on speeded puzzle solving.