Emotional Intelligence and Metalearning Quiz

What is emotional intelligence (EI) according to Mayer & Salovey (1997)?

• The ability to generate emotions to assist thought

• The capacity to reason about emotions and of emotions to enhance thinking

• The ability to accurately perceive emotions

• The ability to reflectively regulate emotions to promote emotional and intellectual growth

According to Salovey and Mayer (1990), which of the following are important aspects of emotional intelligence?

• Motivation

• Creative thinking

• Redirected attention

• Flexible planning

What has been shown to be a better indicator of academic and social success than IQ?

• intelligence

• surface learning style

• Emotional intelligence (EI)

• using your preferred learning style

What is the four branch model of emotional intelligence (EI) according to Mayer & Salovey (1997)?

• Perception of emotion

• Management of emotion

• Facilitation of emotion

• Understanding of emotion

What is trait EI according to Petrides & Furnham (2000)?

• The ability to perceive emotions

• A collection of behavioural dispositions and self perceptions concerning a person’s ability to recognise, process, and utilise emotion-laded information

• The ability to generate emotions to assist thought

• The ability to reflectively regulate emotions to promote emotional and intellectual growth

What did studies find about the relationship between cognitive ability and academic performance in relation to Trait EI?

• Trait EI is irrelevant to academic performance

• Trait EI positively moderates the relationship between cognitive ability and academic performance

• Trait EI negatively impacts academic performance

• Trait EI has no impact on academic performance

What is metalearning according to John Biggs (1985)?

• The ability to balance arguments

• The process by which students monitor their own learning process and allocate their mental resources accordingly

• The ability to analyse emotions

• The ability to identify the best strategy

What is metacognition according to Flavell (1979)?

• Higher order thinking to actively control the cognitive processes engaged in thinking and acquiring knowledge

• The ability to memorise everything

• The ability to accurately perceive emotions

• The ability to reflectively regulate emotions to promote emotional and intellectual growth

What is declarative knowledge in the context of metacognitive awareness?

• The factual knowledge the learner needs before being able to process or use critical thinking related to the topic

• The application of knowledge for the purposes of completing a procedure or process

• The determination under what circumstances specific processes or skills should transfer

• The regulation of cognition

What is regulation of cognition in the context of metacognitive awareness?

• Planning, goal setting, and allocating resources prior to learning

• The factual knowledge the learner needs before being able to process or use critical thinking related to the topic

• The application of knowledge for the purposes of completing a procedure or process

• The determination under what circumstances specific processes or skills should transfer