AP PSYCHOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -a general intelligence that underlies successful performance on a wide variety of tasks. The ability to control one’s impulses and delay immediate pleasures in pursuit of long-term goals is most clearly a characteristic of: A) emotional intelligence.

Detailed explanation-2: -According to most psychological scientists, willpower can be defined as: The ability to delay gratification, resisting short-term temptations in order to meet long-term goals. The capacity to override an unwanted thought, feeling, or impulse.

Detailed explanation-3: -Self-control-or the ability to manage one’s impulses, emotions, and behaviors to achieve long-term goals-is what separates humans from the rest of the animal kingdom.

Detailed explanation-4: -Individuals who are empathetic demonstrate a high degree of social awareness and open-mindedness, a desire for deeper understanding, and personal sensitivity.

Detailed explanation-5: -B: Separating emotions from thought is not a part of emotional intelligence. Emotional intelligence involves recognition, understanding, use, and control of emotional states to regulate actions and solve problems.