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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. Norms that indicate where in the distribution a score lies






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






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






4. The ability to think about thinking






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






6. Mentally retarded in some areas and gifted in others






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






9. A set of cognitive abilities






10. 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






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






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






13. 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






14. 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






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






16. Asseses what the test actually measures






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






18. Relay center - sensory information and motor functions






19. Step two: generating hypothesis






20. 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






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






22. Generating a large number of possible solutions






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






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






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






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






27. 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






28. Ability to gain knowledge and solve problems






29. 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






30. 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






31. Measurement of inter/intra personal skills






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






33. Seeing unique or different solutions to a problem






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






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






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






37. 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






38. 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






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






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






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






42. Accumulated knowlege (memory)






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






44. 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






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






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






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






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






49. Brain's overriding function






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