Test Your EQ

by Philip J. Carter

Published 3 June 2009
Emotional Intelligence, more commonly referred to as EQ (emotional quotient) is the ability to be aware of one's own emotions and those of other people. The two main aspects of EQ are: understanding yourself and your goals, aspirations, responses and behaviour; understanding others and their feelings. In today's competitive workplace more and more companies are using EQ tests to vet job applicants and assess staff. They no longer wish to rely on traditional testing methods as they recognise that positive behaviours are just as important as technical expertise.

If you are about to sit such a test and you want to ensure that you come out of it well, Test Your EQ is for you. It will help you to think about various aspects of your personality, identifying your strengths and weaknesses. Each test covers a different personality trait followed by an analysis and assessment. It will help you to:

prepare for the real tests

develop your potential

build on your strengths

improve on areas of weakness

There are no right or wrong answers, but practising the types of questions you may face will calm nerves and equip you with self knowledge helping you to be one step ahead. Test Your EQ will also appeal if you just wish to exercise your mind and analyse your potential.

Whilst most people are aware of the importance of keeping their bodies in good shape, it is only in recent years that there has been a widespread acceptance that the brain is stimulated by originality, thrives on challenge and needs to be exercised and trained just as much as other parts of the body.

The Brain Fitness Workout includes a wide range of puzzles, tests and workouts designed to provide original and stimulating mental challenges with the aim of improving readers' brain fitness. Several of the exercises are speed tests against the clock, and this is indicated where appropriate. In some cases an assessment rating is provided to enable you to monitor your performance.

Another great addition to The Times Book of IQ Tests series, Book 3 contains 400 never before published tests, complete with a guide to assessing your performance.

The questions you'll find here are typical of those you are likely to encounter in actual IQ tests, and provide invaluable practice for anyone who may have to take such a test in the future. By practising the different types of tests and getting your mind attuned to the different types of questions, you can improve your IQ rating by a few vital points.

So if you are faced with an IQ test as part of a job interview, using this book could prove crucial in boosting your job prospects. It could mean the difference between success and failure!

IQ testing works on the assumption that we are all born with an inherited intelligence - a fixed quantity that cannot be increased. However there are different types of intelligence, such as creativity, logic, lateral thinking, memory and personality (EQ/Emotional Intelligence) that are equally or more important than IQ.

Test and Assess Your Brain Quotient helps you to assess these different types of intelligence. It consists of numerous tests and assessments which examine your agility of mind, powers of logical analysis, numerical, verbal and spatial aptitudes, memory and personality. The results of the tests are then collated into a final section, providing an overall rating or Brain Quotient (BQ). The brain quotient reveals your strengths, such as connecting with people emotionally and your weaknesses, such as a poor memory, helping you to identify your true potential for achievement. It will help you to build and capitalise on these strengths while improving your performance in areas of weakness.

Test and Assess Your Brain Quotient will help you to exploit your enormous brain potential, increase its performance and enhance quickness of thought. Whether you want to find out how clever you really are, or you just wish to stretch your mind for your own entertainment, this is a fascinating, challenging book.

IQ and Psychometric Tests

by Philip J. Carter

Published 19 December 2003
Over 400 brand new questions

Despite the enormous capacity of the human brain, we only use a fraction of our potential brainpower. And while most of us believe there is little we can do to improve the brain we were born with, it has been proven that thought processes can be improved and sharpened by attempting various types of test.

This new title from IQ expert Philip Carter consists of tests and exercises designed to stretch and exercise, as well as entertain, the mind. The concept of IQ is broadening to include different types of intelligence, such as creativity and emotional intelligence; this book reflects that shift. As well as IQ tests it contains tests in the areas of :

Verbal intelligence

Spatial appreciation

Numerical calculation

Logical reasoning

Memory

Creativity

Lateral thinking

Mental agility

Personality

Through practice it is possible to improve your IQ rating or performance at psychometric tests, and this book provides an ideal opportunity for doing just that.

The popular series of IQ testing books continues! This latest addition of The Times Book of IQ Tests: Book 4 contains 400 brand new questions.

The questions are typical of those you are likely to encounter in actual IQ tests. The are organised into 10 timed tests, each of 40 questions, and come with a guide for assessing your performance. By practising the different types of tests, and learning to recognise recurring themes, it's possible to improve your IQ rating by a few vital points.

So whether you are faced with an IQ test as part of a job interview, or simply wish to exercise your mind for your own entertainment, this new book provides you with plenty of opportunity to practise.