Question

Which scenario relates to Mayer and Salovey’s third component of emotional intelligence (regulating emotions)?
A.
gauging a friend’s anxiety in the absence of verbal cues
B.
reacting pleasantly to a friend’s practical joke
C.
understanding a friend’s problems and providing support
D.
determining the underlying cause of a friend’s nervous breakdown
E.
asking for a friend’s suggestion when working through a conflict

Answer 1

"Regulating emotions" would be about controlling your own emotions and responses, right?
So which of the choices would best fit that category?

Answer 2

here is context: Managing or regulating emotions: This aspect of emotional intelligence reflects how a person manages emotions with respect to the emotions of people with whom the person interacts. For instance, people have different ways of reacting and responding to humor, anger, attention, etc., coming from others.

Answer 3

I just don't know which one it is. c is incorrect and d also most likely not right. I am thinking a. or B. and e is incorrect

Answer 4

I think its B. reacting pleasantly to a friend’s practical joke

Answer 5

Ok, looking at choice A "gauging a friend's anxiety..." would be about predicting someone else's emotion. And choice B "reacting pleasantly..." would be about controlling your own emotional response. Which of those do you think fits better?

Answer 6

Alright thanks, sometimes taking advice from people helps a lot with these.

Answer 7

No worries, I'm glad I could give you some feedback.

Answer 8

yep