How do your emotions influence your decision making?
"I'd say that my emotions inform my decision-making in only one way. If I am working with an abrasive or confrontational client, and if they can provoke an undesirable emotional response within me, then my emotions are telling me something significant - that I need to identify why and how such a reaction was triggered so that I can analyze it, grow, and prevent that from happening in the future."
This trick question tests your emotional maturity and whether you allow your emotions to influence or dictate your reactions and decision-making. Someone who has a highly developed EQ will recognize what this question aims to reveal. So the accurate answer would be to detail how you maintain control over your emotions and can remain grounded and situationally objective.
