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Intelligence Vocab

Subject : soft-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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






2. Accumulated knowlege (memory)






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






4. Consistency of measurement






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






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






7. Brain's overriding function






8. Mentally retarded in some areas and gifted in others






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






10. 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






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






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






13. Ability to gain knowledge and solve problems






14. 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






15. 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






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






17. Asseses what the test actually measures






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






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






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






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






22. Seeing unique or different solutions to a problem






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






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






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






26. 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






27. 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






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






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






30. 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






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






32. Generating a large number of possible solutions






33. 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






34. 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






35. A set of cognitive abilities






36. 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 -






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






38. Measurement of inter/intra personal skills






39. Step two: generating hypothesis






40. Below average mental functioning






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






42. The ability to think about thinking






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






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






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






46. 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






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






48. Relay center - sensory information and motor functions






49. 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






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