Psychologists Have Tried to Measure a Concept Called "Emotional Intelligence

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Multiple Choice

Psychologists have tried to measure a concept called "emotional intelligence," using a test similar to that of other kinds of intelligence tests. One major problem with this effort is that

• A) most of the questions on the test are too difficult and most people get low scores.
• B) it is difficult to determine what are right and wrong answers for this test.
• C) generally women get much higher scores than men on this test.
• D) the test takes many hours to administer and most people get weary.

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