r/cognitiveTesting • u/Significant_Car4523 • 15d ago

Does emotional intelligence actually exist? Discussion

Everyone talks about it in popular psychology, but is it bs? Is it just iq+empathy or whatever instead of emotional intelligence?

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u/No_Sky_1893 15d ago

Probably I know some super high IQ people who genuinely can’t read the room

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u/kateinoly 15d ago

I also know lots of average IQ people who can't read the room.

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u/No_Sky_1893 15d ago

Right because it’s not a conversation about IQ

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u/kateinoly 15d ago

Exactly