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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. Ability to gain knowledge and solve problems






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






3. Mentally retarded in some areas and gifted in others






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






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






6. 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






7. 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






8. 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






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






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






11. A set of cognitive abilities






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






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






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






15. Asseses what the test actually measures






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






17. Consistency of measurement






18. 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






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






20. Generating a large number of possible solutions






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






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






23. 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 -






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






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






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






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






28. 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






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






30. The ability to think about thinking






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






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






33. 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






34. Measurement of inter/intra personal skills






35. 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






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






37. Brain's overriding function






38. Accumulated knowlege (memory)






39. Below average mental functioning






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






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






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






43. Relay center - sensory information and motor functions






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






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






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






47. Step two: generating hypothesis






48. 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






49. 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






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