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View article: Measuring emotional intelligence with the MSCEIT 2: theory, rationale, and initial findings
Measuring emotional intelligence with the MSCEIT 2: theory, rationale, and initial findings Open
Introduction The model of emotional intelligence as an ability has evolved since its introduction 35 years ago. The revised model includes that emotional intelligence (EI) is a broad intelligence within the Cattell-Horn-Carroll (CHC) model…
View article: A Comparison of Methods for Binning Responses to Open-Ended Survey Items About Everyday Events: A New Tailored-Binning Approach
A Comparison of Methods for Binning Responses to Open-Ended Survey Items About Everyday Events: A New Tailored-Binning Approach Open
Psychologists and other researchers employ diverse types of surveys and survey items. Lifespace-type items include questions about a person’s external life conditions and activities, for example, “How many hours did you spend playing video…
View article: Emotional Intelligence and Socioemotional Attributes: Distinct Constructs and Their Uses
Emotional Intelligence and Socioemotional Attributes: Distinct Constructs and Their Uses Open
We examine evidence for the validity of different measures under the label emotional intelligence (EI). Some measures are valid for the assessment of EI and others are valid for the assessment of socioemotional attributes (SEA). The constr…
View article: Major Choices: Students’ Personal Intelligence, Considerations When Choosing a Major, and Academic Success
Major Choices: Students’ Personal Intelligence, Considerations When Choosing a Major, and Academic Success Open
A student’s choice of major is influenced by their parents and peers, as well as by the quality of the college department that offers the major and by broader cultural and economic issues. The student’s own personality, including their abi…
View article: Lifespace Patterns of College Students High and Low in Personal Intelligence
Lifespace Patterns of College Students High and Low in Personal Intelligence Open
Personal intelligence (PI) refers to the capacity to accurately reason about personality in oneself and other people. We hypothesize that people who are higher in personal intelligence differ from others in their relationships and behavior…
View article: How many emotional intelligence abilities are there? An examination of four measures of emotional intelligence
How many emotional intelligence abilities are there? An examination of four measures of emotional intelligence Open
The ability model of emotional intelligence (EI) specifies that four related abilities are involved: perceiving emotions, facilitating thought using emotions, understanding emotions, and managing them. Several performance-based assessments…
View article: Personal Intelligence Is Evident in the Sophistication of People’s Narratives about Personality
Personal Intelligence Is Evident in the Sophistication of People’s Narratives about Personality Open
Personal intelligence concerns the ability to understand personality in oneself and others—including the understanding of motives, socioemotional traits, and abilities. We examined if people’s scores on the ability-based Test of Personal I…
View article: Are People-Centered Intelligences Psychometrically Distinct from Thing-Centered Intelligences? A Meta-Analysis
Are People-Centered Intelligences Psychometrically Distinct from Thing-Centered Intelligences? A Meta-Analysis Open
The Cattell–Horn–Carroll (CHC) or three-stratum model of intelligence envisions human intelligence as a hierarchy. General intelligence (g) is situated at the top, under which are a group of broad intelligences such as verbal, visuospatial…
View article: Technical Supplement for the 2021 article “How Do People Think About Understanding Personality—And What Do Such Thoughts Reflect?” by J.D. Mayer, D. R. Caruso, and A.T. Panter in Personality and Individual Differences
Technical Supplement for the 2021 article “How Do People Think About Understanding Personality—And What Do Such Thoughts Reflect?” by J.D. Mayer, D. R. Caruso, and A.T. Panter in Personality and Individual Differences Open
This technical supplement provides additional, supplementary information in relation to the article “When people estimate their personal intelligence who is overconfident? Who is accurate”, an article to appear in 2021 in the journal Perso…
View article: Technical Supplement for the article "A Meta-Analysis of the Correlations Among Broad Intelligences: Understanding their Relations"
Technical Supplement for the article "A Meta-Analysis of the Correlations Among Broad Intelligences: Understanding their Relations" Open
This technical supplement was developed by the author along with their report, “A eta analysis of the correlations among broad intelligences: Understanding their relations” as part of a single, ongoing research project. The original report…
View article: Technical Report for “When People Estimate their Personal Intelligence Who Is Overconfident? Who is Accurate?”
Technical Report for “When People Estimate their Personal Intelligence Who Is Overconfident? Who is Accurate?” Open
The Technical Supplement includes additional information about the article “Who Believes they are High in Personal Intelligence.” The Supplement is organized such that material follows the organization of the article, with the exception th…
View article: Advancing the Measurement of Personal Intelligence with the Test of Personal Intelligence, Version 5 (TOPI 5)
Advancing the Measurement of Personal Intelligence with the Test of Personal Intelligence, Version 5 (TOPI 5) Open
People use their personal intelligence (PI) to understand personality in themselves and others. In Studies 1 and 2 (Ns = 961 and 548), individuals completed the Test of Personal Intelligence, Version 5 (TOPI 5), which is introduced here. T…
View article: Brief Mood Introspection Scale (BMIS): Technical and Scoring Manual (3rd Edition)
Brief Mood Introspection Scale (BMIS): Technical and Scoring Manual (3rd Edition) Open
The BMIS scale is an open-source mood scale consisting of 16 mood-adjectives to which a person responds (e.g., Are you "happy"?). The scale can yield measures of overall pleasant-unpleasant mood, arousal-calm mood, and it also can be score…
View article: Employees high in personal intelligence differ in workplace perceptions and behavior from their colleagues
Employees high in personal intelligence differ in workplace perceptions and behavior from their colleagues Open
Personal intelligence (PI) involves the ability to recognize, reason, and use information about personality to understand oneself and other people. Employees in two studies (Ns = 394, 482) completed the Test of Personal Intelligence (TOPI;…
View article: Test of Personal IntelligenceMini-12 (TOPI MINI-12): Brief Manual and Test (9th Edition)
Test of Personal IntelligenceMini-12 (TOPI MINI-12): Brief Manual and Test (9th Edition) Open
Personal intelligence can be defined as the capacity to reason about personality and to use personality and personal information to enhance one’s thoughts, plans, and life experience (Mayer, 2008, p. 209). It is a “hot” intelligence in the…
View article: A Closer Look at the Test of Personal Intelligence Presentation
A Closer Look at the Test of Personal Intelligence Presentation Open
Personal intelligence is the capacity to reason about personality and personality-related information. To understand more about the structure of the mental abilities involved in personal intelligence, we fit several factor models to an abi…
View article: Integrating Hot and Cool Intelligences: Thinking Broadly about Broad Abilities
Integrating Hot and Cool Intelligences: Thinking Broadly about Broad Abilities Open
Although results from factor-analytic studies of the broad, second-stratum abilities of human intelligence have been fairly consistent for decades, the list of broad abilities is far from complete, much less understood. We propose criteria…
View article: What is Emotional Intelligence?
What is Emotional Intelligence? Open
The original UNH webpage about emotional intelligence was among the first online and publicly available sources of responsible information about emotional intelligence. Here, in revised form, is an introduction to the theory of emotional i…
View article: The power of personality
The power of personality Open
The world offers many rewards to individuals who understand themselves and other people – or so we have been told. Since ancient times philosophers from around the world have spoken of the value of understanding the people we encounter. Ma…