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Intelligence Vocab
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soft-skills
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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. Relay center - sensory information and motor functions
convergant thinking
divergent thinking
thalamus
amygdala
2. 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
perceptive
stress prone
functional fixedness
representativeness heuristic
3. Tendency to think of an object of only functioning in one way (two pencils - no ruler)
thalamus
functional fixedness
problem solving
hierarchies
4. Thinking that produces many possible ideas; major element in creativity (uses for a paper clip)
amygdala
divergent thinking
representativeness heuristic
creativity
5. Step two: generating hypothesis
production
intuitive
hippocampus
ISTJ
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
survival
sensor
ISTJ
evaluation
7. Asseses what the test actually measures
mental retardation
validy
feeler
originality
8. Under the thalamus - smaller than an almond - metabolic processes - homeostasis - thirst - hunger - circadian rhythms - sex drive
production
hypothalamus
intelligence
reliability
9. Tendency to seek out information that confirms preexisting beliefs; seeing only your solution in all evidence (racist says blacks cause all problems)
confirmation bias
functional fixedness
mental retardation
extrovert
10. Every generations IQ increases by 20 points due to nutrition - faster pace of life - schooling - etc.
NT possibility thinkers
the flynn effect
creating subgoals
reliability
11. Starts with solution and works backward; you decide you want to be a doctor - you then take the steps to get there
introvert
NF possibility thinkers
working backward
fluency
12. 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
evaluation
concept
NF possibility thinkers
judging
13. Generating a large number of possible solutions
reliability
sternberg
representativeness heuristic
fluency
14. Come at information from different perspectives after 1 day - 1 week - 1 month and 4 months in order to remember it
evaluation
creativity
1-1-1-4 Principle
sensor
15. Three step process that moves from the given state (the problem) to a goal state (the solution)
representativeness heuristic
judging
ENFJ
problem solving
16. 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
algorithm
concept
introvert
intuitive
17. Shifting with ease from one type of problem solving strategy to another
functional fixedness
NF possibility thinkers
flexibility
ENFJ
18. Triarchic intelligence; accepted by psychologists (analytical - practical - creativity)
validy
perceptive
representativeness heuristic
sternberg
19. 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 -
1-1-1-4 Principle
survival
introvert
thinker
20. The ratio of mental age to actual age times 100; measures your intellectual acheivement
ISTJ
creativity
intelligence quotient
validy
21. 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
survival
perceptive
feeler
fluid
22. A set of cognitive abilities
intelligence
convergant thinking
spontaneous
originality
23. Ability to gain knowledge and solve problems
representativeness heuristic
fluid
hippocampus
thinker
24. 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
crystallized
amygdala
fluency
heuristic
25. Consistency of measurement
reliability
divergent thinking
originality
intelligence
26. A representation of a group or category that shares similar characteristics
the flynn effect
introvert
prototype
concept
27. 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
feeler
cerebellum
style flex
functional fixedness
28. Drawing conclusions based on most available/remembered information (after reading about the holocaust all day - you think its the most important event in history)
judging
convergant thinking
availability heuristic
reliability
29. The mental activities involved in aquiring - storing - retrieving - and using knowledge
ISTJ
introvert
representativeness heuristic
cognition
30. Measurement of inter/intra personal skills
emotional quotient
style flex
divergent thinking
survival
31. Step three: asks wether generated solutions solved the problem
evaluation
creating subgoals
problem solving
algorithm
32. Step one: lays groundwork; defines goal - identifies facts - etc.
fluid
NF possibility thinkers
thalamus
preparation
33. A representation of the best and most typical example of a category (example: rose-->flower)
creating subgoals
problem solving
prototype
mental sets
34. Decide issues on what is important to them or others - logicality not a requirement - struggle with decisions - people oriented - sympathetic - tactful - appreciative - people pleasers
feeler
intelligence quotient
gardner
preparation
35. Using problem solving methods that have worked in the past instead of formulating new ones (same football plays - no new ones)
convergant thinking
mental sets
emotional quotient
working backward
36. Specific concepts are grouped as subcategories into broader concepts (example: dog-->animals)
amygdala
hierarchies
ISTJ
crystallized
37. Below average mental functioning
creating subgoals
mental sets
style flex
mental retardation
38. A set of steps that - if followed correctly - will eventually solve the problem
reliability
sensor
algorithm
intelligence
39. Want closure - they want to get things settled and wrapped up work comes before play - more decisive - list makers
problem solving
judging
creating subgoals
stress prone
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
perceptive
NT possibility thinkers
standardization
reliability
41. Norms that indicate where in the distribution a score lies
stress prone
standardization
heuristic
convergant thinking
42. Seeing unique or different solutions to a problem
creativity
emotional quotient
validy
originality
43. Solver determines what measure would make the solution come faster; you discover studying gives you good grades
validy
sternberg
the flynn effect
means end analysis
44. 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
representativeness heuristic
means end analysis
fluid
extrovert
45. The feel good theory; 8 different intelligences; accepted among educators
gardner
creativity
amygdala
NF possibility thinkers
46. Estimating probability based on preexisting prototypes rather than evidence (a tall guy is probably a basketball player)
representativeness heuristic
1-1-1-4 Principle
concept
means end analysis
47. You remember things that present an emotional response - process information into long term memory - colors your experiences - emotions - fear
amygdala
NF possibility thinkers
working backward
emotional quotient
48. 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
spontaneous
standardization
hippocampus
savants and prodigies
49. The ability to produce valued outcomes in a novel way
creativity
ISTJ
divergent thinking
hierarchies
50. Accumulated knowlege (memory)
heuristic
feeler
crystallized
survival