John D. Mayer (pictured to the left) and Peter Salovey (pictured below) teamed up in the 1990's to formulate widely used theories on emotional intelligence. The team defines emotional intelligence as the ability to validly reason with emotions and to use emotions to enhance thought, and using that definition, came up with their Four-Branch Model of Emotional Intelligence.
The model consists of the following components:
Perceiving Emotions- largely nonverbal, i.e. facial expressions and gestures and body language.
Using Emotions to Facilitate Thought- fundamentally states that something we respond to emotionally is something that grabs our attention.
Understanding Emotion- each emotion carries different meanings and information.
Managing Emotion- learning to control emotion and that emotions carry information.
The model consists of the following components:
Perceiving Emotions- largely nonverbal, i.e. facial expressions and gestures and body language.
Using Emotions to Facilitate Thought- fundamentally states that something we respond to emotionally is something that grabs our attention.
Understanding Emotion- each emotion carries different meanings and information.
Managing Emotion- learning to control emotion and that emotions carry information.