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Lesson 1 EQ : IQ Success comes with a high EQ Most students do an IQ test early in their school career. Even if they never see their results, they feel that their IQ is what determines how well they are going to do in life. When they see other students doing better than them, they usually believe that those students have a higher IQ and that there is nothing they can do to change facts. However, new research into EQ suggests that success is not simply the result of a high IQ. While your IQ tells you how intelligent you are, your EQ tells you how well you use your intelligence. Professor Salovey, who invented the term EQ, gives the following description: At work, it is IQ that gets you hired but it is EQ that gets you promoted. Supported by his academic research, Professor Salovey suggests that when predicting someone's future success, their character, as measured by EQ tests, might actually matter more than their IQ. Professor Salovey may be correct. For example, have you ever wondered why some of the smartest students in your class, who you think deserve good grades, sometimes end up failing exams? Perhaps their failure is because of their low EQ. People are often mistaken in thinking that those with high IQs always have high EQs as well. This association can exist, but it is just as possible for someone with a low IQ to have a high EQ or someone with a high IQ to have a low EQ. It is generally believed that people with high EQs are open to new ideas and have positive attitudes towards life. They are also less likely to be troubled by problems. On the other hand, there is little doubt that people with low EQs often have problems getting on with other people and dealing with difficult situations; thus they have a harder time surviving in life. People generally believe that a person's IQ is determined by birth. However, most social scientists agree that EQ has a lot to do with education. Some are trying to study the possibility of improving a person's EQ, especially in terms of “people skills”, such as understanding and communication. Professor Mayer, recognised by many as a leading expert in the study of changes to people's EQs, recently announced the results of a study on senior high school students. When normal students were introduced to students with disabilities, they found that, afterwards, the normal students were more willing to help people with difficulties. They also showed a better understanding of the disabled students' feelings compared to students who had not been involved in the study. There was also an obvious change in the disabled students' attitudes. They became more positive about life and more willing to try new things. The results of studies such as these show that EQ is as important, if not more important than IQ. To get ahead in the world and lead a happy successful life means getting on with other people and being able to understand and react to situations in the best way possible. This requires a high EQ – the higher the better. And the fact that it might be possible to raise EQs means that schools need to make sure that their students are receiving the education they really need, and know that their futures are not entirely determined by their IQs. 第十三单元 第一课 情商：智商 成功与高EQ同在 大部分学生在他们学生生涯的早期都做过IQ测试。 即使从没见过测试结果，他们还是觉得自己的IQ决定了他们在将来的生活中做得有多好。 当他们看到别的学生比自己做得好时，他们总是相信那些学生的IQ更高，而他们自己却无力改变事实。 然而，新的EQ研究表明，成功不仅仅是高IQ的结果。 你的IQ表明你有多聪明，而你的EQ则表明你把你的聪明才智运用得多好。 创造出EQ（情商）这个术语的萨洛维教授作出了如下的描述： 在工作上，是IQ使你被雇佣，但是EQ让你得到提高。 以自己的学术研究作为依据，萨洛维教授认为预测一个人未来的成功，其性格（可用EQ来测量），实际上比其智力（可用IQ测量）的作用更为重要。 萨洛维教授可能是正确的。 例如，你想过为什么班里有些最聪明的学生，你觉得会拿到高分的人，有时结果会考不及格？也许他们失败的原因在于EQ太低。 人们通常会误以为那些高IQ的人EQ也总是很高。这种联系可能存在，但是可能性只存在于IQ低的人EQ高，或者IQ高的人EQ低。 人们一般认为EQ高的人有开阔的思维、有新的想法，而且对生活有着积极的态度。 他们被难题困扰的可能性还小。另一方面，勿庸置疑的是EQ低的人，通常在与人相处和应对艰难状况时存在问题；所以他们的一生会艰难一些。 人们通常相信一个人的IQ是天生的。然而，大多数社会科学家们同意EQ与教育有很大关系。 有些科学家正在尝试研究改善一个人的EQ的可能性，特别是在“人际方面”，例如理解能力和交际能力。 迈尔教授，在改变人们的EQ的研究上被许多人认为是第一流的专家，他最近宣布了一项针对高中学生进行的研究的结果。 当正常学生结识残疾学生之后，研究者发现，正常学生后来更愿意帮助有困难的人。 而且他们表现出的是能更好地理解残疾学生的感受，比起那些没有参与到研究中来的学生而言。 残疾学生的态度也有一个明显的转变。他们对生活更积极，更愿意尝试新的事物。这些研究的结果表明，如果EQ不比IQ重要的话，至少与IQ一样重要。 走在世界的前端，过上快乐又成功的生活，意味着与别人相处融洽，能够尽可能地以最好的方式理解和回应各种状况。 这就需要EQ高—越高越好。而且EQ可能提高这一事实，意味着学校必须确保他们的学生所接受的教育是学生真正需要的，而且要知道学生的将来并不完全取决于他们的IQ。 |
