(1) IQ is IQ, indicating a person's intelligence level; Emotional quotient is the emotional quotient, which reflects the difference of a person's emotional quality.

(2) IQ reflects a person's cognitive ability, thinking ability, language ability, observation ability, calculation ability, rhythm ability, etc. That is, the ability to think rationally, judge, reason and make decisions, which is the function of the left hemisphere of the brain; Emotional intelligence mainly reflects people's ability to feel, understand, use, express, control and adjust their own and others' emotions. It is not only an irrational ability, but also a function of the right hemisphere of the brain.

(3) IQ depends more on genetic factors, that is, the influence of congenital factors is greater than acquired factors; Although there are innate factors in the formation and development of EQ, the acquired social environment has a greater impact on people's emotions, that is to say, EQ is easier to change than IQ, and education is more plastic to EQ.