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






2. Consistency of measurement






3. Strong need for sociability - know lots of people - like to think and solve problems in groups - figure out what they want to say as they are talking






4. 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






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






6. 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 -






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






8. A representation of a group or category that shares similar characteristics






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






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






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






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






13. 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






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






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






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






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






18. Brain's overriding function






19. Below average mental functioning






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






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. A set of cognitive abilities






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






24. 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






25. Accumulated knowlege (memory)






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






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






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






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






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






31. Ability to gain knowledge and solve problems






32. The ability to think about thinking






33. 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






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






35. Generating a large number of possible solutions






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






37. 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






38. 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






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






40. Seeing unique or different solutions to a problem






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






42. Relay center - sensory information and motor functions






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






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






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






46. 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






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






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






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






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