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LEARNING TO DISCRIMINATE TERRORISTS: THE EFFECTS OF EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE AND EMOTIVE CUES

FELLNER, ANGELA N
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1148325897

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2006, MA, University of Cincinnati, Arts and Sciences : Psychology.
Emotional intelligence (EI) is the presumed ability to successfully understand and manage emotion. EI may affect the ability of security personnel to gauge the relevance of emotional cues in determining whether a suspect is a terrorist. 180 participants decided whether “virtual reality” animated characters were to be designated as terrorists, in a discrimination-learning paradigm. Three types of identifying cue (positive or negative facial emotion, and an emotion neutral cue) were manipulated, and the number of errors was recorded, over 100 trials. EI, personality, and general cognitive ability were assessed pre-task. Subjective state was assessed pre- and post-task. Results showed faster learning with emotive cues. EI and personality failed to predict performance; but EI predicted subjective state, which predicted rate of learning with emotive cues. Practical techniques for support of security personnel should focus on how subjective states may impact attention to potentially relevant cues to the status of a suspect.
Dr. Gerald Matthews (Advisor)
121 p.
emotional intelligence; subjective state; emotion; coping strategy; personality; national security; security; terrorist; emotion; intelligence; discrimination learning

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  • FELLNER, A. N. (2006). LEARNING TO DISCRIMINATE TERRORISTS: THE EFFECTS OF EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE AND EMOTIVE CUES [Master's thesis, University of Cincinnati]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1148325897

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • FELLNER, ANGELA. LEARNING TO DISCRIMINATE TERRORISTS: THE EFFECTS OF EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE AND EMOTIVE CUES. 2006. University of Cincinnati, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1148325897.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • FELLNER, ANGELA. "LEARNING TO DISCRIMINATE TERRORISTS: THE EFFECTS OF EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE AND EMOTIVE CUES." Master's thesis, University of Cincinnati, 2006. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1148325897

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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