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Intelligence Vocab

Subject : soft-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Decide issues on what is important to them or others - logicality not a requirement - struggle with decisions - people oriented - sympathetic - tactful - appreciative - people pleasers






2. Complex problems are broken into smaller mini problems which act as stepping stones to get to the overall goal






3. You remember things that present an emotional response - process information into long term memory - colors your experiences - emotions - fear






4. Enjoy interacting with others but it drains their energy - find quiet - tend to not like phone calls - share special occasions with one or very few numbers of people -can't study with noise - fore thinkers -






5. Below average mental functioning






6. Mentally retarded in some areas and gifted in others






7. Generating a large number of possible solutions






8. Tendency to think of an object of only functioning in one way (two pencils - no ruler)






9. Like to keep options open - can just let things happen - flexible - open-ended - no trouble interrupting work to play - playful and less serious - put amazing energy into a project that captivates them - not unusual for them to procrastinate






10. Pay attention to what sensors tell them - facts - literal - detail oriented - sequence - down to earth - no nonsense - practical - accuracy - strong work ethic






11. Step three: asks wether generated solutions solved the problem






12. A set of cognitive abilities






13. Seeing unique or different solutions to a problem






14. The feel good theory; 8 different intelligences; accepted among educators






15. A set of steps that - if followed correctly - will eventually solve the problem






16. Ability to move into other ways - but you always come back to your pattern






17. The ratio of mental age to actual age times 100; measures your intellectual acheivement






18. The ability to produce valued outcomes in a novel way






19. Change oriented - empathizers - outgoing - people oriented - leader types - popular - charming - persuasive - people are highest priority - are aware of interpersonal dynamics in social settings -high need to please - strong fluency with language






20. Every generations IQ increases by 20 points due to nutrition - faster pace of life - schooling - etc.






21. Decide by looking at logical results - unemotional - like analysis and putting things in order - justice is very important - make decisions easier because they put little weight on how it will affect other - don't think feelings are reliable - can hu






22. Starts with solution and works backward; you decide you want to be a doctor - you then take the steps to get there






23. Step two: generating hypothesis






24. Three step process that moves from the given state (the problem) to a goal state (the solution)






25. Tendency to seek out information that confirms preexisting beliefs; seeing only your solution in all evidence (racist says blacks cause all problems)






26. People oriented - idealistic - cause oriented - see possibilities - meaning in life - great impact on the world - integrity is important - harmony is important - personalize criticism - can't stand phony people - usually not motivated by money - like






27. Accumulated knowlege (memory)






28. Short term memory into long term memory happens during REM sleep - brain decides what to pay attention to - figures out where to put new material - recalling spatial relationships






29. The mental activities involved in aquiring - storing - retrieving - and using knowledge






30. Come at information from different perspectives after 1 day - 1 week - 1 month and 4 months in order to remember it






31. Shifting with ease from one type of problem solving strategy to another






32. Triarchic intelligence; accepted by psychologists (analytical - practical - creativity)






33. Hard for them to wait for gratification - tend to live for today - light-hearted - impulsive - action oriented - enormous energy in a crisis - want to test limits - risk takers - can lose themselves in interesting projects






34. Either 2 of a continuum...'either this or that'






35. Brain's overriding function






36. Thinking that produces many possible ideas; major element in creativity (uses for a paper clip)






37. Drawing conclusions based on most available/remembered information (after reading about the holocaust all day - you think its the most important event in history)






38. A representation of the best and most typical example of a category (example: rose-->flower)






39. Under the thalamus - smaller than an almond - metabolic processes - homeostasis - thirst - hunger - circadian rhythms - sex drive






40. Norms that indicate where in the distribution a score lies






41. Narrowing down a list of alternatives to a single answer (SATS - IQ tests - etc.)






42. The ability to think about thinking






43. Detail oriented - closure wanting - highly organized - procedure for everything - neat - strongest work ethic - don't like asking for help - save money - must feel useful - stable - traditionalist - occupations seek them - loyal






44. Asseses what the test actually measures






45. Estimating probability based on preexisting prototypes rather than evidence (a tall guy is probably a basketball player)






46. Big picture people. take in information from 6th sense - future and possibility intrigued - want to change the world - they may be restless living in world as it is - learn best in illustrations - or metaphors - big on imagination - always looking fo






47. Consistency of measurement






48. Organization - detail - sequential - awesome decision makers - quiet - serious - stable - dependable - structure - schedule - work comes first - give appearance of being cool and aloof - no frills - slow to change






49. Step one: lays groundwork; defines goal - identifies facts - etc.






50. Ability to gain knowledge and solve problems