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Intelligence Vocab
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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. A representation of the best and most typical example of a category (example: rose-->flower)
representativeness heuristic
prototype
judging
1-1-1-4 Principle
2. 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
ENFJ
prototype
savants and prodigies
hippocampus
3. Measurement of inter/intra personal skills
mental retardation
means end analysis
validy
emotional quotient
4. Come at information from different perspectives after 1 day - 1 week - 1 month and 4 months in order to remember it
feeler
sensor
production
1-1-1-4 Principle
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
flexibility
preparation
feeler
heuristic
6. 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
mental sets
thinker
spontaneous
creating subgoals
7. Want closure - they want to get things settled and wrapped up work comes before play - more decisive - list makers
thinker
validy
problem solving
judging
8. Tendency to seek out information that confirms preexisting beliefs; seeing only your solution in all evidence (racist says blacks cause all problems)
means end analysis
feeler
confirmation bias
savants and prodigies
9. Under the thalamus - smaller than an almond - metabolic processes - homeostasis - thirst - hunger - circadian rhythms - sex drive
hypothalamus
problem solving
availability heuristic
sternberg
10. Asseses what the test actually measures
validy
judging
heuristic
cerebellum
11. Complex problems are broken into smaller mini problems which act as stepping stones to get to the overall goal
creating subgoals
working backward
mental retardation
perceptive
12. Drawing conclusions based on most available/remembered information (after reading about the holocaust all day - you think its the most important event in history)
thinker
availability heuristic
perceptive
sensor
13. Step two: generating hypothesis
mental sets
production
feeler
intuitive
14. Step one: lays groundwork; defines goal - identifies facts - etc.
representativeness heuristic
emotional quotient
preparation
cerebellum
15. 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
fluid
perceptive
cerebellum
metacognition
16. Generating a large number of possible solutions
fluency
fluid
intelligence quotient
thinker
17. Pay attention to what sensors tell them - facts - literal - detail oriented - sequence - down to earth - no nonsense - practical - accuracy - strong work ethic
hierarchies
validy
confirmation bias
sensor
18. Thinking that produces many possible ideas; major element in creativity (uses for a paper clip)
availability heuristic
divergent thinking
fluid
feeler
19. Accumulated knowlege (memory)
crystallized
cognition
mental retardation
algorithm
20. Narrowing down a list of alternatives to a single answer (SATS - IQ tests - etc.)
problem solving
validy
gardner
convergant thinking
21. 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
standardization
NT possibility thinkers
reliability
intelligence quotient
22. Every generations IQ increases by 20 points due to nutrition - faster pace of life - schooling - etc.
divergent thinking
intelligence
the flynn effect
originality
23. You remember things that present an emotional response - process information into long term memory - colors your experiences - emotions - fear
savants and prodigies
validy
originality
amygdala
24. Step three: asks wether generated solutions solved the problem
creativity
cerebellum
NF possibility thinkers
evaluation
25. Using problem solving methods that have worked in the past instead of formulating new ones (same football plays - no new ones)
mental retardation
NT possibility thinkers
mental sets
sensor
26. Mentally retarded in some areas and gifted in others
gardner
evaluation
savants and prodigies
problem solving
27. The ability to produce valued outcomes in a novel way
creativity
perceptive
ISTJ
extrovert
28. The ability to think about thinking
divergent thinking
survival
gardner
metacognition
29. Seeing unique or different solutions to a problem
hierarchies
algorithm
judging
originality
30. 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
sensor
working backward
divergent thinking
31. Specific concepts are grouped as subcategories into broader concepts (example: dog-->animals)
emotional quotient
extrovert
survival
hierarchies
32. Ability to gain knowledge and solve problems
perceptive
style flex
fluid
hypothalamus
33. Triarchic intelligence; accepted by psychologists (analytical - practical - creativity)
confirmation bias
metacognition
sternberg
stress prone
34. The mental activities involved in aquiring - storing - retrieving - and using knowledge
cerebellum
cognition
extrovert
prototype
35. 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
extrovert
ISTJ
preparation
validy
36. Starts with solution and works backward; you decide you want to be a doctor - you then take the steps to get there
working backward
hippocampus
representativeness heuristic
spontaneous
37. Tendency to think of an object of only functioning in one way (two pencils - no ruler)
creativity
problem solving
divergent thinking
functional fixedness
38. Estimating probability based on preexisting prototypes rather than evidence (a tall guy is probably a basketball player)
savants and prodigies
availability heuristic
representativeness heuristic
intuitive
39. 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
gardner
crystallized
stress prone
NF possibility thinkers
40. 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
evaluation
hippocampus
perceptive
functional fixedness
41. 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
heuristic
cognition
introvert
thalamus
42. 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
preparation
gardner
spontaneous
evaluation
43. 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
confirmation bias
intuitive
amygdala
concept
44. Consistency of measurement
reliability
stress prone
heuristic
ENFJ
45. Solver determines what measure would make the solution come faster; you discover studying gives you good grades
reliability
sternberg
means end analysis
hierarchies
46. Shifting with ease from one type of problem solving strategy to another
evaluation
ISTJ
thinker
flexibility
47. 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 -
NT possibility thinkers
cerebellum
introvert
flexibility
48. 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
ISTJ
cerebellum
representativeness heuristic
confirmation bias
49. The feel good theory; 8 different intelligences; accepted among educators
standardization
algorithm
working backward
gardner
50. 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
the flynn effect
standardization
stress prone
originality