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Intelligence Vocab
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soft-skills
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Every generations IQ increases by 20 points due to nutrition - faster pace of life - schooling - etc.
thalamus
fluid
working backward
the flynn effect
2. Decide issues on what is important to them or others - logicality not a requirement - struggle with decisions - people oriented - sympathetic - tactful - appreciative - people pleasers
survival
convergant thinking
feeler
hippocampus
3. 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
metacognition
spontaneous
crystallized
NF possibility thinkers
4. Shifting with ease from one type of problem solving strategy to another
NF possibility thinkers
fluency
flexibility
ISTJ
5. Estimating probability based on preexisting prototypes rather than evidence (a tall guy is probably a basketball player)
reliability
sensor
confirmation bias
representativeness heuristic
6. Ability to gain knowledge and solve problems
fluid
dichotomize continuum
intelligence quotient
preparation
7. 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 -
introvert
crystallized
hippocampus
thinker
8. Want closure - they want to get things settled and wrapped up work comes before play - more decisive - list makers
survival
validy
judging
intelligence
9. 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
cerebellum
ENFJ
evaluation
fluid
10. Triarchic intelligence; accepted by psychologists (analytical - practical - creativity)
representativeness heuristic
originality
judging
sternberg
11. 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
ISTJ
creativity
creating subgoals
stress prone
12. 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
thinker
dichotomize continuum
survival
amygdala
13. Drawing conclusions based on most available/remembered information (after reading about the holocaust all day - you think its the most important event in history)
divergent thinking
ENFJ
availability heuristic
fluency
14. Accumulated knowlege (memory)
crystallized
the flynn effect
creating subgoals
flexibility
15. The mental activities involved in aquiring - storing - retrieving - and using knowledge
hierarchies
ENFJ
divergent thinking
cognition
16. Under the thalamus - smaller than an almond - metabolic processes - homeostasis - thirst - hunger - circadian rhythms - sex drive
hypothalamus
validy
preparation
mental sets
17. A representation of a group or category that shares similar characteristics
availability heuristic
survival
concept
standardization
18. Specific concepts are grouped as subcategories into broader concepts (example: dog-->animals)
1-1-1-4 Principle
availability heuristic
introvert
hierarchies
19. Solver determines what measure would make the solution come faster; you discover studying gives you good grades
judging
confirmation bias
mental retardation
means end analysis
20. Starts with solution and works backward; you decide you want to be a doctor - you then take the steps to get there
working backward
mental sets
perceptive
NF possibility thinkers
21. Seeing unique or different solutions to a problem
feeler
creating subgoals
heuristic
originality
22. 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
fluid
ISTJ
hippocampus
validy
23. Consistency of measurement
evaluation
reliability
crystallized
availability heuristic
24. Relay center - sensory information and motor functions
thalamus
intuitive
sternberg
extrovert
25. Generating a large number of possible solutions
spontaneous
introvert
fluency
sternberg
26. The ratio of mental age to actual age times 100; measures your intellectual acheivement
availability heuristic
intelligence quotient
confirmation bias
creating subgoals
27. Brain's overriding function
creating subgoals
availability heuristic
intelligence quotient
survival
28. Thinking that produces many possible ideas; major element in creativity (uses for a paper clip)
divergent thinking
crystallized
fluency
gardner
29. Complex problems are broken into smaller mini problems which act as stepping stones to get to the overall goal
extrovert
prototype
ISTJ
creating subgoals
30. The ability to produce valued outcomes in a novel way
1-1-1-4 Principle
sternberg
divergent thinking
creativity
31. The ability to think about thinking
metacognition
sensor
originality
means end analysis
32. 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
standardization
NF possibility thinkers
1-1-1-4 Principle
fluid
33. Step two: generating hypothesis
style flex
production
thalamus
concept
34. Tendency to seek out information that confirms preexisting beliefs; seeing only your solution in all evidence (racist says blacks cause all problems)
preparation
dichotomize continuum
confirmation bias
fluency
35. Below average mental functioning
prototype
ENFJ
mental retardation
heuristic
36. 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
crystallized
thalamus
ENFJ
NT possibility thinkers
37. Come at information from different perspectives after 1 day - 1 week - 1 month and 4 months in order to remember it
cognition
1-1-1-4 Principle
creating subgoals
intelligence
38. Either 2 of a continuum...'either this or that'
confirmation bias
stress prone
cognition
dichotomize continuum
39. 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
cerebellum
production
perceptive
algorithm
40. Tendency to think of an object of only functioning in one way (two pencils - no ruler)
cerebellum
fluency
emotional quotient
functional fixedness
41. 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
ISTJ
confirmation bias
extrovert
hippocampus
42. Measurement of inter/intra personal skills
savants and prodigies
means end analysis
creativity
emotional quotient
43. A set of cognitive abilities
survival
problem solving
intelligence
validy
44. Norms that indicate where in the distribution a score lies
working backward
stress prone
standardization
hierarchies
45. You remember things that present an emotional response - process information into long term memory - colors your experiences - emotions - fear
spontaneous
thalamus
introvert
amygdala
46. The feel good theory; 8 different intelligences; accepted among educators
evaluation
gardner
NF possibility thinkers
spontaneous
47. 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
style flex
intuitive
crystallized
extrovert
48. 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
problem solving
heuristic
savants and prodigies
creativity
49. A representation of the best and most typical example of a category (example: rose-->flower)
ENFJ
reliability
prototype
intelligence quotient
50. Pay attention to what sensors tell them - facts - literal - detail oriented - sequence - down to earth - no nonsense - practical - accuracy - strong work ethic
sensor
crystallized
mental sets
emotional quotient