Self-Scoring Emotional Intelligence Tests

by Mark Daniel, Victor Serebriakoff (Introduction)

Ever since psychologist Daniel Goleman published his landmark book Emotional Intelligence in 1995, psychology has shifted from measuring cold intellect alone to evaluating what is known as the “Emotional Quotient.” And your EQ may be even more important than your IQ for determining success. This compilation of tests will analyze your emotional intelligence from a variety of perspectives, help you pinpoint your strengths and weaknesses, and reveal aspects of your personality you may not have realized existed. The booklet is divided into two sections, with the first part containing eight tests aimed at measuring such qualities as self-image, independence, leadership, relationships, and job satisfaction. The second section contains a key for interpreting the scores, along with insightful explanations about your emotional reactions.

Genres: Psychology, Reference, Nonfiction

32 pages, Paperback

First published November 27, 2000

Reviews

[Ella · Rating 1 out of 5]

Horrible. Just horrible, and pretty useless as well.

[Alligator · Rating 1 out of 5]

Interesting questions were there. I liked how some questions I had no clue what they were trying to get at. Therefore, I had to really answer with my instinct. The analysis was pretty much what I expected. I wish they gave us more advise or ways to improve.

[Brandon · Rating 1 out of 5]

Extremely horrible, absolutely no insight with honestly insanely broad biased responses to the questions and circumstances, with no actual responses that show any sign of intelligence or any wisdom past that of an angry child. Author clearly inserted much too much bias for the test to even be worthy of your time or teach you anything about yourself, I would wager that there was absolutely no research or evidence put in for any of the book or any of the analysis'. I would not even recommend this book to someone who was insecure and needed to hear someone tell them who they were, out of the 7 sections I took I only saw one that I even relatively agreed that it applied to my personality, so not only is this book lacking actual feedback and insight, but it literally lacks any sorts of accuracy within it's own test, which is absolutely marvelous. The greatest part however is that the final part of the test, which is a section about love, quite honestly just goes on a massive tangent about how if you believe in love you're essentially foolish and naïve, and are bound for failure. I don't know who broke this man's heart but wow, I would skip on this book honestly unless someone was paying you to take the test. Even as a leisure read it is absolutely a waste of time.

[Shelby · Rating 1 out of 5]

This dude has no credentials that I could find. The questions he asks are very limited, and the answers he gives you are very judgmental, even though the introduction (done by someone else, I know) promises to list strengths and weaknesses for each subset your answers lead you to. He is long winded and gives the impression he thinks he is smart and knows what he is talking about. This book was given to me, and I completed all tests just to figure out more about the author after realizing what a crock of shit this is. To be clear, I got usually "median" or "neutral" placements. If you want something like this, try getting it from an author who is a psychologist or at least has experience and background in psychology.

[Anthony Haworth · Rating 3 out of 5]

It was a good read. Was rather surprised by some of my results but answered instinctively. Didn’t really need any improvement after taking it myself but could give more direction for people that need improvement. Also was slow to engage but it was just a series of tests. Not a life changing read but definitely eye opening.

[Angel · Rating 3 out of 5]

Used in University class. Time consuming, but okay. Easy assignment, can't complain if was an easy A.