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






2. Measurement of inter/intra personal skills






3. 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 -






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






5. Relay center - sensory information and motor functions






6. A set of cognitive abilities






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






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






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






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






11. Asseses what the test actually measures






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






13. Mentally retarded in some areas and gifted in others






14. 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






15. 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






16. Generating a large number of possible solutions






17. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






27. Consistency of measurement






28. 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






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






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






31. Brain's overriding function






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






33. 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






34. Step two: generating hypothesis






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






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






37. 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






38. 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






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






40. Below average mental functioning






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






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






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






44. 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






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






46. 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






47. The ability to think about thinking






48. Ability to gain knowledge and solve problems






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






50. Seeing unique or different solutions to a problem