The concept of 'emotional intelligence' was given by:

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The correct option is 2:

Peter Salovey and John Mayer are credited with formally coining the term "emotional intelligence" (EI) in 1990 and developing the first comprehensive theory and model of EI, which they defined as "the ability to monitor one's own and others' feelings and emotions, to discriminate among them and to use this information to guide one's thinking and actions." Their work established the conceptual foundation for emotional intelligence as a distinct psychological construct, providing a framework for its measurement and study based on four branches: perceiving emotions, facilitating thought, understanding emotions, and managing emotions. Their pioneering research in the early 1990s distinguishes them as the originators of the concept in academic psychology.

The incorrect option is 1:
Dan Goleman is a well-known science journalist who popularized the concept of emotional intelligence with his influential 1995 book, *Emotional Intelligence: Why It Can Matter More Than IQ*. While Goleman brought the term into mainstream public awareness and focused on its application in the workplace and leadership, he was not the one who originated the formal psychological concept.

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Edward C. Tolman was a prominent figure in psychology, known for his work in behaviorism and cognitive maps, specifically his theory of purposive behaviorism and latent learning. His research focused primarily on motivation, learning, and cognition in animals and humans, and he is not associated with the development or naming of the emotional intelligence concept.

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Lewis Terman was an American psychologist best known for developing the Stanford-Binet intelligence test and his extensive longitudinal study of gifted children (the "Terman's Termites"). Terman's work was foundational to the study of general intelligence (IQ) but predates and is conceptually distinct from the later development of emotional intelligence theory.