Cognitive Control and Emotional Intelligence: Effect of the Emotional Content of the Task. Brief Reports

Frontiers in Psychology
Purificación Checa, Pablo Fernández-Berrocal

Abstract

Emotional intelligence (EI) constitutes a unique form of intelligence and, from performance-based ability models, is conceptualized as the integration of several abilities: use, manage, understand, and regulate emotions. The relation between cognitive processes and EI has been less researched. Recent studies show that EI, when measured by performance-based ability models, plays a relevant role in cognitive processes when emotion is implicated in the tasks. The aim of this study was to examine the execution on hot (emotional) and cool (neutral) cognitive tasks in two groups: one high and one low on EI, in order to determine the role of EI on cognitive processes. The results showed that high and low EI groups did not differ on cool task performance, while the high EI group was better at carrying out the hot task. We discuss these results in relation to recent literature that considers the role of EI in cognitive processes.

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Dec 10, 2015·Frontiers in Psychology·Purificación Checa, Pablo Fernández-Berrocal
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Sep 17, 2017·Scientific Reports·María José Gutiérrez-CoboPablo Fernández-Berrocal

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Feb 23, 2020·Annual Review of Clinical Psychology·Philip David Zelazo
Jun 18, 2020·Frontiers in Neuroscience·Kanchna RamchandranNatalie L Denburg
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