Find the attached Emotional Intelligence assessment. thishonestly...and share your results and thoughts on the discussion board.Are you surprised with the results?In addition,workforce/employers are very interested in their employees/interns having emotional intelligence...why do you suppose that is?

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Handout Emotional Intelligence Test Try to answer the following questions honestly, on the basis of what you really would be most likely to do. 1. You're on an airplane that suddenly hits extremely bad turbulence and begins rocking from side to side. What do you do? a. Continue to read your book or magazine, or watch the movie, paying little attention to the turbulence b. Become vigilant for an emergency, carefully monitoring the flight attendants and reading the emergency instruction card c. A little of both a and b d. Not sure; never noticed 2. You've taken a group of 4-year-olds to the park, and one of them starts crying because the others won't play with him. a. Stay out of it; let the kids deal with it on their own b. Talk to him and help him figure out ways to get the other kids to play with him c. Tell him in a kind voice not to cry d. Try to distract the crying boy by showing him some other things he could play with 3. Assume you had hoped to get an A in one of your courses, but you have just found out you got a C- on the midterm. What do you do? a. Sketch out a specific plan for ways to improve your grade and resolve to follow through on your plans b. Resolve to do better in the future c. Tell yourself it really doesn't matter how you do in that particular course and concentrate instead on other classes where your grades are higher d. Go to the professor and try to talk her into giving you a better grade 4. Imagine you are an insurance salesman calling on prospective clients. Fifteen people in a row have hung up on you, and you are getting discouraged. What do you do? a. Call it a day and hope you have better luck tomorrow b. Assess qualities in yourself that may be undermining your ability to make a sale c. Try something new on the next call and keep plugging away d. Consider another line of work 5. You are a manager in an organization that is trying to encourage respect for racial and ethnic diversity. You overhear someone telling a racist joke. What do you do? a. Ignore it; it's a joke b. Call the person into your office for a reprimand c. Speak up on the spot, saying that such jokes are inappropriate and will not be tolerated in your organization d. Suggest to the person telling the joke that he or she go through a diversity training program 6. You are trying to calm down a friend who has worked himself up into a fury at a drive-in where another car has cut dangerously close in front of him. What do you do? a. Tell him to forget it; he's okay now, and it's no big deal b. Put on one of his favorite tapes, and try to distract him c. Join him in putting down the other driver, but exaggerate your reaction d. Tell him about a time something like this happened to you and how you felt as mad as he does now, but then you saw the other driver was on the way to a hospital emergency room 7. You and your boyfriend (or girlfriend) have gotten into an argument that has escalated into a shouting match; in the heat of anger, you both make personal attacks you don't really mean. What's the best thing to do? a. Take a 20-minute break and then continue the discussion b. Just stop the argument: go silent, no matter what your partner says c. Say you're sorry and ask your partner to apologize, too d. Stop for a moment, collect your thoughts, and then state your side of the argument as clearly as you can 8. You have been assigned to lead a work group that is trying to come up with a creative solution to a nagging problem at work. What is the first thing you do? a. Draw up an agenda and allot time for discussion of each item so you make best use of your time together b. Have people take the time to get to know each other better c. Begin by asking each person for ideas about how to solve the problem, while ideas are fresh d. Start with a brainstorming session, encouraging everyone to say whatever comes to mind, no matter how wild 9. Imagine that you have a 5-year-old son who is extremely timid and has been hypersensitive and a bit fearful of new places and people since he was born. What do you do? a. Accept that he has a shy temperament, and think of ways to shelter him from situations that would upset him b. Take him to a child psychiatrist for help c. Purposely expose him to lots of new people and places so he can get over his fear d. Engineer an ongoing series of challenging but manageable experiences that will teach him he can handle new people and places 10. For some time now, you have wanted to get back to playing the musical instrument you learned to play when you were younger. You have finally gotten around to practicing again and want to make the best use of your time. What do you do? a. Hold yourself to a strict practice time every day b. Choose pieces that stretch your abilities a bit c. Practice only when you are really in the mood d. Pick pieces that are far beyond your ability but that you can master with diligent effort Handout Emotional Intelligence Test: Score Instructions 1. The answer is anything but D, which reflects a lack of self-awareness. A, B, or C = 20 2. B. Emotionally intelligent parents use such moments to help children understand what made them upset, what they are feeling, and what they can do about it. B = 20 3. A. Emotionally intelligent people can use their emotions to motivate themselves to face challenges and overcome obstacles. A = 20 4. C. Rather than giving up, blaming oneself, or getting discouraged, seeing a setback as a challenge is a mark of emotional intelligence. C = 20 5. C. The manager plays an important role in defining the norms of the group. Publicly stating what is and is not tolerated in the group is the most effective way to encourage respect in the group. C = 20 6. D. Shifting the person's attention from the focus of the rage, empathizing, and suggesting an alternative way of seeing the situation are all effective strategies in calming rage. B = 5, C = 5, D = 20. 7. A. Taking time out allows for the physiological arousal of anger to subside. With increased calm, clearer thinking and better communication are possible. A = 20. 8. B. Groups work most creatively when people feel a comfortable rapport with one another. This allows for a freer expression of ideas. B = 20. 9. D. Manageable challenges for the child will encourage an increasing sense of social competence. D = 20. 10. B. Moderate challenges help to keep frustration low and motivation high due to pleasures associated with accomplishment. B =2 0 What the scores mean: 200 - Emotional genius 150 - Highly empathic 100 - Average 50 - Emotionally challenged 0 - Neanderthal.

I also want to reply to one of my classmates, please.

"For my results on the emotional intelligence quiz, I had a score of 150, making me highly empathetic. I am not very surprised with the results, because I make an active effort in my life to consider the emotions of myself and others, and try not to let them rule my actions. I think workplaces are interested in their employees emotional intelligence scores because employees who are more emotionally intelligence can handle group discourse better as well as make smarter decisions on the spot. Especially if the job is a service or retail job, employees who have a higher emotional intelligence score are more likely to handle difficult customers better and not engage in their frustrations."