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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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1. 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






2. 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






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






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






5. Decide issues on what is important to them or others - logicality not a requirement - struggle with decisions - people oriented - sympathetic - tactful - appreciative - people pleasers






6. Below average mental functioning






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






8. Analytical - critical - great with theory - curious - loves to learn - often go into science areas - competent - most self critical - fear of failure - conscious of the credentials of others - learn by challenging authority - can hurt feelings






9. 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






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






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






12. Want closure - they want to get things settled and wrapped up work comes before play - more decisive - list makers






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






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






15. The ability to think about thinking






16. Measurement of inter/intra personal skills






17. Brain's overriding function






18. 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






19. Slowest region of the brain to develop - memory - predicting - more neurons than the rest of the brain combined - regulation and coordination of movement -posture - balance






20. 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






21. Strategies - or simple rules - used in problem solving and decision making that do not guarantee a solution - but offer a likely short cut to it






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






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






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






26. Seeing unique or different solutions to a problem






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






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






29. 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 -






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






31. Ability to gain knowledge and solve problems






32. Specific concepts are grouped as subcategories into broader concepts (example: dog-->animals)






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






34. Generating a large number of possible solutions






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






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






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






38. 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






39. Step two: generating hypothesis






40. Using problem solving methods that have worked in the past instead of formulating new ones (same football plays - no new ones)






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






42. 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






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






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






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






46. Mentally retarded in some areas and gifted in others






47. Solver determines what measure would make the solution come faster; you discover studying gives you good grades






48. 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






49. A set of cognitive abilities






50. Consistency of measurement