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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. 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






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






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






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






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






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






7. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






14. Generating a large number of possible solutions






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






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






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






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






20. 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






21. 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






22. Relay center - sensory information and motor functions






23. Step two: generating hypothesis






24. Asseses what the test actually measures






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






26. The ability to think about thinking






27. A set of cognitive abilities






28. 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






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






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






31. Accumulated knowlege (memory)






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






33. 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






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






35. 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






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






37. Ability to gain knowledge and solve problems






38. Below average mental functioning






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






40. 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






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






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






43. Measurement of inter/intra personal skills






44. Mentally retarded in some areas and gifted in others






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






46. 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






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






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






49. 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






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