The authors address the decades-old mystery of the association between individual differences in the display and perception of nonverbal cues of affect. Prior theories predicted positive, negative, and zero correlations in performance - given empirical results ranging from r=-.80 to r= .64. A...

We examine the social perception of emotional intelligence (EI) through the use of observer ratings. Individuals often judge others’ emotional abilities in real-world settings, yet we know little about the properties of such ratings. This paper examines the social perception of EI and tests...

We examine the social perception of emotional intelligence (EI) through the use of observer ratings. Individuals frequently judge others’ emotional abilities in real-world settings, yet we know little about the properties of such ratings. This paper examines the social perception of EI and...