www.fortune.com

Lots of interactive questionnaires can be found on the Internet to help you learn more about yourself. Note: This self-test is for instructional and entertainment purposes only. It is not intended to replace rigorously validated and properly administered psychometric tests and should not be used to establish qualifications or make personnel decisions. Still, it can provide useful insights and stimulate discussion. The purpose of this exercise is to learn more about emotional intelligence (EQ), as discussed in this chapter.

A Free Online Interactive Emotional Intelligence (EQ) Test

Go to Fortune magazine’s Internet site (www.fortune.com) and select “Careers” from the main menu. Then scroll down the middle column to the subheading “Quizzes,” and select “What’s Your EQ at Work?” Read the instructions and complete the 25 test items. (Note: This is a very quick-and-easy test.) Follow the prompt to submit your answers to automatic scoring. You may want to explore some of Fortune’s other career resources while you are there, or bookmark the site for later reference.

Questions

1. Do you believe this sort of so-called pencil-and-paper psychological testing has any merit? Explain your rational.
   
   
2. Could self-serving bias, discussed in Chapter 4, influence the way people evaluate psychometric tests? Briefly, self-serving bias involves taking personal responsibility for your successes and blaming your failures on other factors. For example, “I scored high, so I think it’s a good test.” “I scored low, so it’s an unfair or invalid test.” Explain.
   
   
3. Do you agree with psychologist Daniel Goleman that EQ can be more important and more powerful than IQ? Explain.