The limitations of the traditional IQ test are the main reasons that the EQ test has come into fashion. IQ tests can only calculate linguistic, logical, and spatial intelligence, while the EQ test includes intrapersonal and interpersonal intelligence.
情緒商數所以風靡全球，在於傳統的智力商數有其侷限，它只能測量出語文、邏輯、空間三種智能；情緒商數因此納入了內省和人際兩種智能。