Tom Has Just Beat William at a Board Game and Is

Multiple Choice

Tom has just beat William at a board game and is very excited and proud of himself. He does not want William to feel badly though so he suppresses his behavioural display of happiness. In doing so, he is displaying an understanding of which of Mayer and Salovey's components of emotional intelligence?

A) Perceiving emotion
B) Using emotion to facilitate thought
C) Understanding emotions
D) Managing emotions