Some Researchers Doubt the Existence of Emotional Intelligence

question 58

Multiple Choice

Some researchers doubt the existence of emotional intelligence. 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) Emotions cannot be measured by testing as can be done for 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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