
4 Business Ideas That Changed the World: Emotional Intelligence
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The Types of Intelligence and Criticisms of the Term
Intelligence is often thought of as a singular thing, but there are different types of intelligence related to problem solving in the verbal and spatial domains./nEarly academic criticisms of intelligence questioned its usefulness as a term due to its broad application and inclusion of personality factors and values./nThe term emotional intelligence has faced similar criticisms and some scholars prefer to use more specific terms such as emotional skills or emotional agility./nUsing terms like emotional skills and emotional agility can convey the idea that emotions are functional and can be learned, and is less likely to be criticized by academics.
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