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It's more like a spirit lifter and it makes you feel good inside. >> reporter: what does that have to do with being smart? >> i think that's a horrible idea. do you get graded then for being angry? i mean what does that mean in terms of real life? >> emotional intelligence is a different way of being smart. >> reporter: roger weisburg, professor of psychiatry at the university of illinois at hog is the man behind the groundbreaking research on which the best-selling book "emotional intelligence" is based. the concept is eq is just as important as iq. weisburg says turns out kids who get good s...

Blindfolds on, i'll have three people take off the blindfolds. >> reporter: an exercise in boosting self esteem. >> tap two people who you think can make you laugh. >> it is a different kind of enjoyment than a subject. it's more of, like, a spirit lifter and makes you feel good ideas. >> reporter: what does that have to do with being smart? >> i think it is a horrible idea. do you get graded for being angry? what does that mean in terms of real life? >> emotional intelligence is a different way of being smart. >> reporter: professor of psychology at the university of illinois at chicago is th...

Self-esteem. >> tap two people that can make you laugh. >> it's more like a spirit lifter and makes you feel good inside. >> reporter: what does that have to do with being smart? >> i think that's a horrible idea. do you get graded for being angry? what does that mean in terms of real life. >> emotional intelligence is a different way of being smart. >> reporter: roger wise berg at the university of illinois at chicago is the man behind the ground breaking research on which the best selling book, emotional intelligence is based. the concept e.q. is just as important as i.q. he says it turns ou...