RT Conference Proceedings
T1 Emotional intelligence and performance in hot and cool cognitive processes
A1 Gutiérrez-Cobo, María José
A1 Cabello-González, Rosario
A1 Gómez-Leal, Raquel
A1 Megías-Robles, Alberto
A1 Fernández-Berrocal, Pablo
K1 Inteligencia emocional
AB Objective. Emotional intelligence (EI) is the ability to perceive, use, understand and manage emotions.  Although EI attempts to connect the concept of emotion and cognition, few studies have been conducted to this objective. The aim of the present study was to analyze the relationship between the three models of EI (performance-based ability test, self-report ability test, and self-report mixed test) and different cognitive processes measured through "cool " (i.e., not emotionally laden) and " hot " (i.e., emotionally laden) laboratory tasks. Method. For this purpose, we carried out 3 experiments. In experiment 1, we systematically review the available evidence about the relationship between EI and cognitive processes. In experiment 2, we analyze the relationship between EI and hot and cool cognitive control ability. Finally, in experiment 3 we analyze the relationship between EI and the hot and cool working memory capacity (WMC) through a 2-back task. Results. The results provide a fair amount of evidence that performance-based ability EI (but not self-report EI tests) is positively related with efficiency in hot cognitive tasks. EI, however, does not appear to be related with cool cognitive tasks: neither through self-reporting nor through performance-based ability instruments. Conclusions. These findings suggest that performance-based ability EI could improve individuals' emotional information processing abilities
YR 2021
FD 2021-07-21
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10630/22882
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10630/22882
LA eng
NO Universidad de Málaga. Campus de Excelencia Internacional Andalucía Tech.
DS RIUMA. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Málaga
RD 19 ene 2026