Those who heard angry conversations later performed better on simple analytical tasks, according to the research, published last year in the Journal of Applied Psychology.

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The paper was published in April in the Journal of Applied Social Psychology, and written about recently in a British newspaper, the Mail Online.

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In 2002, professors Daniel Gould and Kristen Dieffenbach published a study in the Journal of Applied Sport Psychology which noted that Olympic champions display higher levels of specific attributes directly linked to success, in particular emotional intelligence.

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