...Practical and Emotional Intelligence Isabel Navarrete PSY201 June 30, 2013 Patricia Riley Practical and Emotional Intelligence According to Psychology and Your Life, Chapter 9 there is two types of intelligence: Practical and Emotional. Robert Sternberg has defined practical intelligence as the intelligence related to overall success in living (Feldman, 2013, p. 385). This type of intelligence is not learned from academic success based on information that comes from reading or listening; rather it is obtained or learned through the observation of behaviors from others’. Now emotional intelligence is the set of skills that underlie the accurate assessment, evaluation expression and regulation of emotions (Feldman, 2013, p. 385). The difference between practical and emotional intelligence is as that practical intelligence is learned from observation and Emotional Intelligence is the ability to get along with others. Emotional and Practical intelligence can be very helpful to the person, especially if they are well aware of the intelligences. The following will discuss how each type of intelligence is important in the workplace. Based on the definition of practical intelligence; overall success in living, this is type of intelligence is important in the workplace because it for one an intelligence that is learned from observations of behaviors and if you as the employee is very observant, then a lot can be learned from the workplace. The employee can...
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...Practical and Emotional Intelligence Cyndi Psy 201 July 07, 2013 Dr. Bettye Griffin Practical and Emotional Intelligence Practical Intelligence is the intelligence that is related to overall living, this type intelligence is learned mainly through observation of others behavior. People who have a high practical intelligence are also able to learn general norms and principles and they apply them appropriately. Consequently practical intelligence is a way to measure the ability to employ broad principles in solving everyday problems. (Stember & Steinburg, 2006, Stember et al., 2009,) (Feldman 2013). Emotional Intelligence is a better predictor of “success” than the more traditional measures. In fact, this intelligence may be the single most important factor that leverages the success of people and routinely. Characterize those individuals with the right stuff. Emotional intelligence is linked to important work-related outcomes such as individual performance and organizational productivity. . Entrepreneurs are ones that have a high level of practical intelligence. This type of intelligence is acquired with hands-on operating styles, people with high practical intelligence tend to develop useful knowledge by doing and learning. (Science Daily). Emotional intelligence is very essential in success in the Business world, this is the type of intelligence for how we handle the understanding obtained through intelligence is the function of emotional intelligence...
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...Practical and Emotional Intelligence Steven Rhamy Psy/201 Aug 2, 2013 Dr. Christina Gonzalez Practical and Emotional Intelligence Two of the approaches to intelligence are Practical and Emotional. Practical intelligence is the ability to use intelligence in a practical way in everyday life. The text says practical intelligence is “intelligence related to overall success in living” (Feldman 2013, p.385). This type of intelligence is important because the ability to observe others behaviors and learn the general norms and principles can help solve everyday problems in the workplace. Emotional intelligence is the “set of skills that underlie the accurate assessment, evaluation, expression, and regulation of emotions” (Feldman 2013, p.385). This intelligence determines the way we get along with other people. This set of skills are important for being able to understand someone’s feeling and make decisions based on what their needs are. Social skills, empathy and self-awareness are all based on emotional intelligence. Depending on the workplace, either of these intelligences are important when dealing with coworkers, subordinates, and even superiors. I think practical intelligence is more important in a supervisory role, where the productivity of the company is concerned. Human resources is a position I think emotional intelligence would be the best help. Being able to understand what the employees feelings are, and make a decision on what is best for them is very important in the...
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...Practical and emotional intelligence Christopher Ferguson PSY201 July 14th, 2013 Joan Mason Practical intelligence – “According to Sternberg, intelligence related to overall success in living (Psychology and Your Life Ch. 2 Pg. 385). I interpret this statement as whomever has wealth, nice materialistic items, and is financially stable would fall into the “practical intelligence” category. Emotional Intelligence – The skills that underlie the accurate assessment, evaluation, expression, and regulation of emotions. (Psychology and Your Life Ch. 2 Pg. 385). The ability to control our emotions, or keep them under control. There is a large difference between these two intelligences, as one is measuring the intelligence of someone who has lived well and prospered (Practical Intelligence), and the other (Emotional Intelligence) is the measure of keeping our emotions under control. Practical intelligence is important in the workplace, as we must understand how to present ourselves in the work environment. According to Sternberg, (Psychology, and Your Life Ch. 2 Pg. 385). “Practical Intelligence is learned mainly through observation of others’ behavior.” This is how many individuals learn how to present themselves in a professional environment. Emotional intelligence is equally as important within the workplace...
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...PRACTICAL AND EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE GOODNESS, RANDOLPH GUY PSY 201 April 28, 2013 Patricia Riley PRACTICAL AND EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE Practical intelligence, has been referred by our text, is related to overall success in living. It is the ability to shape, select, and adapt to everyday around them to best fit between themselves and the demands of the environment. Practical intelligence is the knowledge acquired doing everyday activities through various means mainly through observation of others’ behavior. Emotional intelligence on the other hand, is a broader concept that expands even more than the sphere of intellect. It provides us with understanding of what other people are feeling and experiencing and permits us to respond appropriately to others’ needs. It is the basis of empathy for others, self-awareness, and social skills. Though everyone has the potential to succeed, however, we wonder why some people don’t get it. Some people work hard and excel in their scholastic status, yet struggle to find success in their careers. But quite the reverse of it, there are also people who are dropouts during their younger years in school turned successful in their present career. Oprah Winfrey is one character that exhibits the high emotional intelligence as she demonstrates the ability to identify, assess and control her emotions, of others and of groups. On her live talk show “Oprah”, she displays a very natural way of getting along with her audience. She responds...
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...Intelligence-Practical or Emotional Cynthia Ward PSY/201 March 24, 2013 Kathy West Intelligence-Practical or Emotional General intelligence has been defined in different ways but is a trait to have that is important. What is intelligence? Intelligence is defined as “the ability to learn or understand or to deal with new or trying situations (2) the ability to apply knowledge to manipulate one's environment or to think abstractly as measured by objective criteria” (Merriam-Webster Dictionary, 2013). Within intelligence there are different types and two of them are Practical Intelligence and Emotional Intelligence. Practical Intelligence is “the ability to adapt to, shape, and select everyday environments. To put it into lucid terms, it means to have common-sense. Practical Intelligence in the knowledge acquired doing everyday activities through various means” (Singh, 2009). Emotional Intelligence is “the innate potential to feel, use, communicate, recognize, remember, describe, identify, learn from, manage, understand and explain emotions” (Definition of Emotional Intelligence, n.d.). The differences between Practical Intelligence is that it is using ones common-sense to acquire knowledge; knowledge to be able to live successfully and Emotional Intelligence is using one’s ability to get along with others and help to understand how someone is feeling and what they are experiencing. One is based on knowledge and the other is based more on feelings. Intelligence...
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... | |EMOTIONAL AND PRATICAL INTELLIGENCE | |WHAT DO THEY MEAN | | | |RODNEY SANTANA | |4/30/2013 | | | Practical intelligence is the intelligence related to the overall success in living. Emotional intelligence stems mostly from your emotions. Emotional intelligence is the set of skills that underline the accurate assessment, evaluation, expression and regulation of emotions. Emotional intelligence deals with how you control your emotions in certain situations . I believe you need practical intelligence because although some problems can be solved by the academic intelligence you may have built, you need practical intelligence for the common sense portion...
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...Practical intelligence is the knowledge acquired by doing everyday activities through various means, mainly through observation of others’ behavior. It is the gaining of knowledge through experience of practical know-how in situations where information is not openly expressed. Practical Intelligence is also referred to by many as “street smarts” or “common sense”. People with high levels of Practical Intelligence tend to not only adapt to their environments but also modify them for maximum benefit. These are the people who adapt to new environments, select appropriate new environments, and shape existing environments into new environments. Emotional Intelligence is the basis of empathy for others, self-awareness, and social skills. It also give us the ability to get along well with others and provides us with a sense of what others are feeling and experiencing. Emotional intelligence is the ability to recognize your emotions, understand what they're telling you, and realize how your emotions affect people around you. In the work place, each of these qualities are highly valuable. Some jobs require a high level of Emotional Intelligence because they require many interactions with others, especially within formal and informal situations. These jobs require empathy and understanding of others, as well as the ability to perceive emotions, access and produce emotions to contribution to thought, understand emotions, and contemplatively regulate emotions to promote emotional...
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...for Emotional Intelligence. We are a Brisbane-based group dedicated to educating on the topic of emotional intelligence, or EI, as an aspect of professionalism. The purpose of our talk today is to enforce the critical nature of emotional intelligence in regards to workplace success, and to encourage the implementation of strategies intended to increase EI levels of Sound Wave employees. Reference List: Bond, F. W., & Donaldso-Feilder, E. J. (2004). The relative importance of psychological acceptance and emotional intelligence to workplace well-being. British Journal of Guidance & Counselling , 32 (2), 187-203. Braime, H. (2016). 7 Practical Ways To Improve Your Emotional Intelligence. Lifehack.org. Retrieved 9 May 2016, from http://www.lifehack.org/articles/communication/7-practical-ways-improve-your-emotional-intelligence.html Chitral, A., & Malhan, M. (2007). “Importance of Emotional Intelligence at Workplace.” Paper presented at the Engineering Management Conference 2007 IEEE International, Austin, July 29 2007-August 1 2007. http://ieeexplore.ieee.org.ezp01.library.qut.edu.au/xpls/icp.jsp?arnumber=5235031. Emotional Intelligence Measures. (2015). Emotional Intelligence in Organizations. Retrieved 6 May 2016, from http://www.eiconsortium.org/measures/measures.html Goleman, D. (1995). Emotional Intelligence. New York: Bantam Goleman, D. (1998). Working with emotional intelligence. New York: Bantam Books. Rosenthal, N. (2016). 10 Ways to Enhance Your Emotional Intelligence...
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...Charles Spearman - General Intelligence: British psychologist Charles Spearman (1863-1945) described a concept he referred to as general intelligence, or the g factor. After using a technique known as factor analysis to to examine a number of mental aptitude tests, Spearman concluded that scores on these tests were remarkably similar. People who performed well on one cognitive test tended to perform well on other tests, while those who scored badly on one test tended to score badly on others. He concluded that intelligence is general cognitive ability that could be measured and numerically expressed. Louis L. Thurstone - Primary Mental Abilities: Psychologist Louis L. Thurstone (1887-1955) offered a differing theory of intelligence. Instead of viewing intelligence as a single, general ability, Thurstone's theory focused on seven different "primary mental abilities." The abilities that he described were: * Verbal comprehension * Reasoning * Perceptual speed * Numerical ability * Word fluency * Associative memory * Spatial visualization Howard Gardner - Multiple Intelligences: One of the more recent ideas to emerge is Howard Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences. Instead of focusing on the analysis of test scores, Gardner proposed that numerical expressions of human intelligence are not a full and accurate depiction of people's abilities. His theory describes eight distinct intelligences that are based on skills and abilities that are valued...
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...Emotional Intelligence (EI), often measured as an Emotional Intelligence Quotient (EQ), describes an ability, capacity, or skill to perceive, assess, and manage the emotions of one’s self, of others, and of groups. It is a relatively new area of psychological research and the definition of EI is constantly changing. The publication of Daniel Goleman’s best seller “Emotional Intelligence: Why It Can Matter More Than IQ” made the term EI widely popular. Islam also does not lay much emphasis on hereditary intelligence but stresses acquisition of emotional intelligence ,which can be acquired Islam is not just a worship program, but a comprehensive, intelligent and practical life system. Islam respects all the different components of the human being equally and regulates them to their full potential, rather than suppressing them (which hurts the individual), or setting them completely uncontrolled (which causes damage to the community and environment). Emotions are given their due place of importance in all Islamic teachings as fundamental elements of the human soul. Islam teaches moderation in everything, aiming to create equilibrium so that one is always at peace with one’s self, the universe, and Allah. It is advised to avoid extremes in negative or positive emotions, as any extremes are destructive if left uncontrolled. For example, extreme happiness leads to indulgence in excesses to give a false sense of ‘celebration’. While extreme sadness leads to being...
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...purposes of its participants. Managers apply a method of strategic planning, organising, teamwork, leading and controlling the use of organisational resources to achieve the highest possible results in an organisational setting (Wood et al., 2006). Cognitive intelligence refers to ones mental capacity to process information and solve problems (Wood et al., 2006). Intellectual abilities such as judgment, motivation, reading and writing and analysing are all congruent with cognitive intelligence (Schmidt & Hunter, 2004). Emotional intelligence is a form of social intelligence that allows people to be aware and shape our emotions and those of others (Wood et al., 2006). Goleman (1998) popularized EI in the organisational dimension by emphasizing its significance as a key factor for successful business careers and as a key component for effective group performance. Cognitive intelligence is defined by an individuals’ quantifiable ability which include memory, ability to retain then utilise information, and problem solving (Wood et- al. 2006). In application to organisations, this concept has been studied for over 80 years (Schmidt & Hunter, 2004) and acknowledged as a valued attribute in wider society. Cognitive intelligence is used every day. Calculating how much butter is needed to bake a cake or remembering to pick children up from school are examples of cognitive capabilities. Students are tested on their cognitive abilities when they sit exams, administrators are tested...
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...Emotional Intelligence A common mistake of many individuals is to assume high intellectual quotients determine one’s ability to succeed. The ability of a human to succeed is determined by a larger scope of intelligence. Emotional Intelligence (EI) can often be the differentiating factor in the achievement of successful lives and careers. Goleman (2006) identified the fundamentals of emotional intelligence (E.I.) as consisting of “self-awareness, self-management, social awareness, and the ability to manage relationships.” (p. xv). Goleman (2006) indicates that emotional intelligence is a prime determinant of leadership as opposed to intelligence quotient (I.Q.) when he stated “…E.I. abilities rather than I.Q. or technical skills emerge as the ‘discriminating’ competency that best predicts who among a group of very smart people will lead most ably.” (p. xv). With this presentation, the author will explore aspects of emotional intelligence. The differences between traditional cognitive intelligence and emotional intelligence will be described. The use of emotional intelligence concepts in work life, home life, and personal life will be analyzed. The importance of recognizing the value and development of emotional intelligence in all aspects of one’s life will become evident. Traditional Cognitive Intelligence and Emotional Intelligence Differences Traditional cognitive intelligence is commonly understood to indicate aspects of a person's intellectual abilities. Cognitive intelligence...
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...Introduction In 1990, Mayer and Salovey wrote, 'Emotional Intelligence' (E I) which gave rise to this concept as a medium of individual assessment that accurately describes the attributions for responses to successes and failures in life. In 1995, Daniel Goleman wrote his popular follow-up to this work, entitled, Emotional Intelligence, Why it can Matter More than IQ. Here Goleman, expanded upon this concept and provided it with an often criticised and lay version of the earlier notions of Mayer and Salovey. This paper, concentrates largely on the works of Mayer and Salovey and Goleman as a tool to establishing the inherent link between emotion and intelligence. This paper will therefore begin by giving an overview of the origins of the concept of Emotional Intelligence and how these two attributes of the human condition are linked. There will be a description and critique of the meaning, distinctive nature and importance of E I. Following this, there will be exploration of Mayer and Salovey's four areas of E I, which are assessed on the basis of the MSCEIT ability test. These four areas will be compared with the five areas stated by Goleman and each will be critically assessed. Finally there will be a discussion of the practical applicability of E I to the education of adults and its relevance in various genres of the workforce. A. The Origins of E I 1. Emotion Mayer and Salovey stated that the traditional image of emotion is as a vice of human nature that is to be controlled...
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... | | |College of Social Sciences | | |PSY/301 Version 2 | | |Emotional Intelligence | Copyright © 2010, 2009, 2006, 1997 by University of Phoenix. All rights reserved. Course Description This course examines the concepts and practical applications of emotional intelligence. Emotional intelligence is the ability to manage one's own internal emotional environment and one's ability to participate in relationships with others. Through a highly interactive format, the course will focus on how to assess basic skills in emotional intelligence, how to develop strategies to improve and enhance basic skill levels, and how to experiment with techniques that facilitate dealing with others of varying emotional backgrounds and competency levels. Policies Students/learners will be held responsible for understanding and adhering to all policies contained within the following two documents: • University policies: You must be logged into the student website to view this document. • Instructor policies: This document is posted in the Course Materials forum. University policies are subject...
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