[00:00.00]Furthermore,the social scientist said

[00:03.95]that it was possible to improve a person's EQ,

[00:07.60]particularly in terms of "people skills",

[00:09.89]such as understanding and communication.

[00:14.17]Professor Mayer,recognized by many

[00:16.24]as a leading expert in the study of changes

[00:19.18]to people's EQs,

[00:21.57]recently released the findings of a study

[00:23.63]on senior high school students.

[00:26.30]When some normal students

[00:27.80]were introduced to some disabled students,

[00:30.66]they found that afterwards

[00:31.77]they were more willing to help people

[00:33.73]in difficulties.

[00:36.01]They also showed a better understanding

[00:37.90]of the disabled students' feelings,

[00:40.51]compared to students

[00:41.37]who hadn't been introduced to disabled students

[00:45.60]At the same time,there was a marked change

[00:47.97]in the disabled students' attitudes.

[00:51.11]They became more positive

[00:52.40]about their disablities,

[00:54.28]and were more eager to try new things.

[00:58.06]People with high EQs

[00:59.52]often have positive attitudes towards life,

[01:02.54]and open minds to different ideas.

[01:05.80]Most social scientists agree

[01:07.43]that EQ is best observed in people,

[01:10.54]described as either pessimists or optimists.

[01:14.28]Optimists have high EQs

[01:16.20]and are untroubled by obstacles,

[01:18.75]while pessimistic,

[01:20.13]low-EQ people are worried about problems.

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