Some Researchers Doubt the Existence of Emotional Intelligence (EI)

question 62

Multiple Choice

Some researchers doubt the existence of emotional intelligence (EI) . Which of the following is an argument they use against it?

• A) EI assumes that decisions made emotively are superior to those made dispassionately.
• B) EI is not related to personality or intelligence.
• C) The tests used to measure EI are too simplistic in what they define as right and wrong answers.
• D) The concept of EI is so broad and variegated as to render it effectively meaningless.
• E) People with high EI appear to be high performers in the eyes of others rather than in reality.

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