Walden University Emotional Intelligence Issues in Assessment Discussion

On March 12, 2009, a former chief of the New York Stock Exchange pled guilty to one of the largest financial frauds in history. Bernie Madoff, founder of his own financial firm and active philanthropist, had been swindling thousands of private investors—many of whom were close friends—out of billions of dollars. Madoff had achieved a degree of personal financial success few individuals ever attain, though he will be spending the rest of his life in prison. Would you consider Madoff an intelligent person? What role might emotional intelligence have played in his decision making?

For this Discussion, you define intelligence and detail its components. You also take a position on whether or not emotional intelligence is an accurate measure of intelligence.

With these thoughts in mind:

By Day 4

Post a brief definition of intelligence, including the main components of intelligence. Then provide your position on whether or not emotional intelligence is an accurate measure of intelligence. Justify your response.

REQUIRED READINGS

Sternberg, R. J., & Sternberg K. (2012). Cognition and intelligence. In Cognitive psychology (6th ed., pp. 17–22). Belmont, CA: Wadsworth/Cengage Learning.
Cognitive Psychology by Sternberg R.J., & Sternberg, K. Copyright 2012 by Wadsworth, A Division of Cengage Learning. Reprinted by permission of Wadsworth, A Division of Cengage Learning, via the Copyright Clearance Center.

Duncan, J., Seitz, R. J., Kolodny, J., Bor, D., Herzog, H., Ahmed, A., … Emslie, H. (2000). A neural basis for general intelligence. Science, 289(5478), 457–460.

Furnham, A. (2009). The validity of a new, self-report measure of multiple intelligence. Current Psychology, 28(4), 225–239.

Gottfredson, L., & Saklofske, D. H. (2009). Intelligence: Foundations and issues in assessment. Canadian Psychology, 50(3), 183–195.

Mayer, J. D., Salovey, P., & Caruso, D. R. (2008). Emotional intelligence: New ability or eclectic traits? American Psychologist, 63(6), 503–517.

predicts wisdom-related performance? A first look at personality, intelligence, and facilitative experiential contexts.<span>&nbsp;</span><i style=”box-sizing: border-box;”>European Journal of Personality</i>,<span>&nbsp;</span><i style=”box-sizing: border-box;”>12</i>(1), 1–17.<br style=”box-sizing: border-box;”></blockquote>’>Staudinger, U. M., Maciel, A. G., Smith, J., & Baltes, P. B. (1998). What predicts wisdom-related performance? A first look at personality, intelligence, and facilitative experiential contexts. European Journal of Personality, 12(1), 1–17.

REQUIRED MEDIA

Laureate Education, Inc. (Executive Producer). (2007). Intelligence. Baltimore, MD: Author.
Note: The approximate length of this media piece is 18 minutes.

Laureate Education, Inc. (Executive Producer). (2012). Week 8: Problem solving/decision making/intelligence/creativity [Interactive multimedia]. Baltimore, MD: Author.

Transcript: Week 8: Problem Solving/Decision Making/Intelligence/Creativity (PDF),