To address some of the further abilities possessed by intelligent people, Elliot Solloway coined the term emotional intelligence. He considered that being able to direct one's emotions. as well as being able to understand and influence other peoples emotional responses, went a long way towards effective adaptation to an environment. The term was picked up in 1995 by daniel Goleman in his best-seller book of the same title: Emotional Intelligence(cf the relevant background information below)To address some of the further abilities possessed by intelligent people, Elliot Solloway coined the term emotional intelligence. He considered that being able to direct one's emotions, as well as being able to understand and influence other people's emotional responses, went a long way towards effective adaptation to an environment. The term was picked up in 1995 by Daniel Goleman in his best-seller book of the same title: Emotional Intelligence (cf. the relevant background information below)