Psychologists have postulated that the construct of emotional intelligence is real and can help us understand behavior. One reason for being cautious for accepting its existence is that
a. psychology already has many concepts related to intelligence, so we do not need a new construct.
b. attempts to create a test to measure emotional intelligence reliably have not been successful.
c. emotional intelligence is very different from other types of intelligence, so psychologists do not believe it really exists.
d. the validity of the construct has been demonstrated but its reliability is low.
b
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a. Joseph Wolpe. b. Francine Shapiro. c. Victor Frankl. d. Fritz Perls.
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