英语辩论分析和总结.docxVIP

While IQ (Intelligence Quotient) defines how smart you are, EQ (Emotional Quotient) defines how well you use what smarts you have. Peter Salovey, Yale psychologist and author of the term EQ, states that IQ gets you hired, EQ gets you promoted. He also suggests that its important to redefine, in our complex world, what it means to be smart. In short, when it comes to predicting future successes, brainpower, as measured by IQ and standardized achievement tests, may actually matter less than the character, or EQ of an individual. Salovey tells of a simple test where four year olds are invited into a room and are given the following instruction: You can have this marshmallow right now; or if you wait, you can have two marshmallows when I get back. Then, the researcher leaves. Some kids grab for the treat the second hes out the door, while others wait for the researcher to return. The results are recorded and Science waits for the kids to grow up. By the time the kids reach high school, significant differences appear between the two groups. The kids who held out for two marshmallows were better adjusted, more popular, more adventurous, more confident, and more dependable than kids in the quick gratification group. The latter group was also more likely to be lonely, more easily frustrated, more stubborn, more likely to buckle under stress, and more likely to shy away from challenges. When both groups took scholastic aptitude tests, the hold out group walloped the quick gratification group by 210 points (the test scores range from a minimum of 200 points to a maximum of 800, with an average for all students of 500 points). Did you ever wonder what happened to the smartest kid in the class who didnt end up being successful, or why some of your friends survive the greatest trauma while others crumble over minor issues? Perhaps it is because of differences in a persons EQ. EQ is not the opposite of IQ, and indeed it is hoped that people have generous quantities of both. But,