What does emotional intelligence have to do with IQ and EQ?
Short Answer: The IQ test has been researched for many decades and it has proven to be a reliable test. EQ is a rather meaningless term from the scientific point of view. There are no adequately researched EQ tests and anyone who claims to be able to give you a number that represents your EQ is perpetuating a hoax. However due to Daniel Goleman’s book, which has become a best seller all around the world, EQ has become a widely accepted, hopeful and meaningful term. In my opinion the wide acceptance of the term represents one of those rare leaps in public consciousness which precede important society-wide changes. Goleman never uses the term EQ in his book. The term first appeared in Time magazine’s October 2, 1995 cover in huge letters: “WHAT IS YOUR EQ?” The term “EQ” caught on like wildfire. Goleman uses the terms “emotional literacy” and “emotional intelligence” interchangeably in his book, but recently seems to speak in terms of emotional intelligence exclusively. Long Answer: The
