Popularization has in some cases changed the original meaning of emotional (情感的) intelligence.

这是2021年新高考全国卷I阅读理解D第一段中的第1句。请问popularization 的理解与翻译？这个句子如何翻译？

附第一段完整内容：

Popularization has in some cases changed the original meaning of emotional (情感的) intelligence. 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.” Research has shown that emotional skills may contribute to some of these qualities, but most of them move far beyond skill-based emotional intelligence.