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Another type of intelligence that many people are familiar with is emotional intelligence (EI). Emotional intelligence measures a person’s ability to recognize not only their own emotions but also the emotions of others precisely. This allows people to be able to communicate and control emotions (Emotional Intelligence). How do you manage your emotions so that you have control of any given situation? How do you convey the importance of manage emotions positively when you are communicating with others?

To learn more about EI, explore the following article by Dr. John Mayer as he dispels so common myths about EI.

Creativity (Variance in Approach)

Creativity is associating components of a problem and discovering an unforeseen bond. People who convey creativity articulate divergent thinking, allowing people to establish a hypothesis, envision other perceptions, and observe associations that are not instantly evident (Creativity).

Creativity and intelligence do not always go hand-in-hand as people who are creative don't always have a high intelligence quotient (IQ) (Nugent, 2013). Personality characteristics identify an individual as these qualities play a role in:

· Creativity

· Nonconformity

· Curiosity

· Persistence

People who tend to be creative are not typically influenced by other people’s opinions. Creativity allows people to be open to new ideas and to participate in new experiences. Persistent people tend to push forward no matter how challenging or time-consuming the task may be. Creativity prospers when intrinsic motivation is inspired. To help people be more creative, one must expand their qualities, talents, interest, and discipline (Pappas, 2017).

Cultural Acceptance

Another difficulty in defining and measuring creativity exists as it relates to cultural acceptance of the concept. Most notably, the cultural divide in defining creativity between Eastern and Western cultural perspectives. As Batey (2012) notes, the Western view of creativity has dominated the research literature, as the ideas of novelty and utility, with creativity leaning on the product of human creation being an ever-present theme. To the contrary, Eastern views of creativity have been rooted in the idea of personal truth and self-growth (Batey, 2012).

Batey’s View of Creativity

Among the many definitions introduced in his work, Batey (2012) leaned on a structure introduced by Rhodes (1961, 1987) in which four pillars, so to speak, of the definition of creativity, was provided. The four areas that definitions of creativity should include are:

Conclusion

Comprehension is being able to interpret both spoken and written communication, and being able to decipher and correlate memory. Think about the things you remember; how do they play into your ability to comprehend information? Has your ability to comprehend information changed from childhood to adulthood? Comprehension fosters interactions that coincide with long-term memory and creates a connection to specific groups of one’s memory (Wang & Gafurov, 2003). Memory impacts each of us. Memory is our complex ability to retain, retrieve, and use information obtained from stimuli, images, events, ideas, and skills, even once the original information is no longer present. Refer to the discussions of memory from Week 2, reviewing the lessons and materials from the week to be reminded of the complex memory processes.

Please review the source for additional information.

Crash Course. (2014). Controversy of intelligence: Crash course psychology #23.