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Emotional Intelligence and Gender: A Neurophysiological Perspective

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Handbook of Individual Differences in Cognition

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Abstract

The focus of the present chapter is on neuropsychological underpinnings of gender differences in mental abilities, in general, and emotional intelligence (EI). As stressed by Nyborg (1994), it is a topic which is a minefield of methodological and theoretical problems. It is also a sensitive area packed with ideology and concern over “political correctness.” For example, test constructors have calibrated their instruments to conform to dogmas of equality between genders. Certain test items were removed, so that the test no longer showed a gender difference in overall intelligence (Vogel, 1990; Wechsler, 1981). Some recent findings, indicating that males outscore females by about 3.8 IQ points (Jackson & Rushton, 2006; Lynn &Irwing, 2004), are therefore puzzling and difficult to explain. Is the difference even greater? Have the test constructors done a bad job? Nyborg (2005, p. 507) concluded that “[p]roper methodology identifies a male advantage in g that increases exponentially at higher levels, relates to brain size, and explains, at least in part, the universal male dominance in society.” The central thesis of this chapter is that gender should be a major variable in studying the relation between individual differences in ability and brain activity.

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Jaušovec, N., Jaušovec, K. (2010). Emotional Intelligence and Gender: A Neurophysiological Perspective. In: Gruszka, A., Matthews, G., Szymura, B. (eds) Handbook of Individual Differences in Cognition. The Springer Series on Human Exceptionality. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-1210-7_7

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