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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. 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






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






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






4. Measurement of inter/intra personal skills






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






6. Brain's overriding function






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






8. Accumulated knowlege (memory)






9. 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






10. Seeing unique or different solutions to a problem






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






12. 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






13. 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






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






15. Relay center - sensory information and motor functions






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






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






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






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






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






21. Ability to gain knowledge and solve problems






22. Mentally retarded in some areas and gifted in others






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






24. 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






25. 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






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






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






28. 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






29. 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






30. Generating a large number of possible solutions






31. 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






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






33. A set of cognitive abilities






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






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






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






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






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






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






40. Below average mental functioning






41. 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






42. Asseses what the test actually measures






43. Consistency of measurement






44. The ability to think about thinking






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






46. Step two: generating hypothesis






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






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






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






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