INTELLIGENCE

On March 12, 2009, a former chief of the New York Stock Exchange pled guilty to one of the largest financial frauds in history. Bernie Madoff, founder of his own financial firm and active philanthropist, had been swindling thousands of private investors—many of whom were close friends—out of billions of dollars. Madoff had achieved a degree of personal financial success few individuals ever attain, though he will be spending the rest of his life in prison. Would you consider Madoff an intelligent person? What role might emotional intelligence have played in his decision making?

For this Discussion, you define intelligence and detail its components. You also take a position on whether or not emotional intelligence is an accurate measure of intelligence.

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With these thoughts in mind:

Post a brief definition of intelligence, including the main components of intelligence. Then provide your position on whether or not emotional intelligence is an accurate measure of intelligence. Justify your response.

Be sure to support your postings and responses with specific references to the Learning Resources.

References/Resources

• Sternberg, R. J., & Sternberg K. (2012). Cognition and intelligence. In Cognitive psychology Download Cognitive psychology(6th ed., pp. 17–22). Belmont, CA: Wadsworth/Cengage Learning.
  Cognitive Psychology by Sternberg R.J., & Sternberg, K. Copyright 2012 by Wadsworth, A Division of Cengage Learning. Reprinted by permission of Wadsworth, A Division of Cengage Learning, via the Copyright Clearance Center.
• Duncan, J., Seitz, R. J., Kolodny, J., Bor, D., Herzog, H., Ahmed, A., …  Emslie, H. (2000). A neural basis for general intelligence. ScienceLinks to an external site., 289(5478), 457–460.
• Furnham, A. (2009). The validity of a new, self-report measure of multiple intelligence. Current PsychologyLinks to an external site., 28(4), 225–239.
• Gottfredson, L., & Saklofske, D. H. (2009). Intelligence: Foundations and issues in assessment. Canadian PsychologyLinks to an external site., 50(3), 183–195.
• Mayer, J. D., Salovey, P., & Caruso, D. R. (2008). Emotional intelligence: New ability or eclectic traits? American PsychologistLinks to an external site., 63(6), 503–517.
• Staudinger, U. M., & Leipold, B. (2019). The assessment of wisdom-related performanceLinks to an external site.. In M. W. Gallagher & S. J. Lopez (Eds.), Positive psychological assessment: A handbook of models and measures., 2nd ed. (pp. 139–156). American Psychological Association. https://doi.org/10.1037/0000138-010