emotional intelligence quotient

an index of emotional intelligence. Popular writers and the media sometimes abbreviate the term to EQ (for emotional quotient, nominally similar to IQ).

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November 24th 2024

modeling theory

the idea that changes in behavior, cognition, or emotional state result from observing someone else’s behavior or the consequences of that behavior. See observational learning; social learning theory.