Many people now misunderstand emotional intelligence as almost everything desirable in a person's makeup that cannot be measured by an IQ test, such as character, motivation, confidence, mental stability, optimism and "people skills."

"This is a really difficult test to do and people without any mental health problems find it difficult," said Groom.

This is also the case for the translation test professional, who has mastered the language for which they test and developed a mental list of common problem areas.