Emotional Intelligence 101
About this ebook
Concise yet comprehensive, it provides a critical but balanced account of this new research area, emphasizing what psychologists can learn from the emerging science of EI and how it may help treat mental illness and delinquency, among other issues. An appropriate text for students and practitioners alike, it presents an even-handed appraisal of EI programs, focusing on both their potential and their limitations.
Key Features:- Discusses how EI can improve student learning and enhance key work skills such as communication and teamwork
- Covers key research issues, including methods for measuring EI, its overlap with conventional ability and personality traits, and the validity of testing for EI
- Reviews applied studies and the contribution that research on EI may make to address real-world personal and societal problems
- Examines the main conceptual, measurement, and research issues identified in various lines of research, most conducted within the last ten years
About the author
Moshe Zeidner, PhD, is Professor of Human Development and Educational Psychology and Director of the Center for Interdisciplinary Research on Emotions at the University of Haifa, Israel,.
Gerald Matthews, PhD, is Professor of Psychology at the University of Cincinnati, where he teaches courses on human performance, human factors, performance and information processing, and stress and cognition.
Richard D. Roberts, PhD, is a Principal Research Scientist in the Center for New Constructs in the Educational Testing Service's R&D Division, Princeton, NJ.
