THE ANALYSIS THE VALIDITY OF SALOVEY AND MAYERS EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE MODEL

The aim of this paper was to test the adaptability enhancing role of emotional intelligence under laboratory conditions. Our study of the association between moods and cognitive performance used both performance testing and self-report questionnaires to measure emotional intelligence, enabling to comparison of trait and ability emotional intelligence validity. During the laboratory experiment we applied film screening to manipulate mood (positive and negative mood induction) and examined the effect on various performance indicators (verbal fluency, attention span, attention accuracy) in relation to emotional intelligence. Using emotional/mood effects to enhance cognitive process efficiency is a key component for any emotional intelligence model. According to our results, people with high emotional intelligence were capable of utilizing both positive and negative moods to enhance their performance.