A reaction time study of responses to trait and ability emotional intelligence test items

摘要

The associations of reaction times (RTs) to the items of two trait emotional intelligence (EI) scales (N = 242, 191) and one ability El measure (N = 331) with El score were examined. For trait El an inverted-U relationship between RT and score was found for both scales. This is consistent with the self-schema model of time to respond, with extreme scorers responding more rapidly. For ability El there was no overall association between RT and EI but high scorers responded more slowly than low scorers to difficult items. (c) 2008 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.