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






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






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






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






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






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






7. 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






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






9. 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






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






11. Step two: generating hypothesis






12. 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 -






13. Generating a large number of possible solutions






14. Below average mental functioning






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






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






17. The ability to think about thinking






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






19. 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






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






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






22. Mentally retarded in some areas and gifted in others






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






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






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






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






27. 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






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






29. 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






30. 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






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






32. 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






33. 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






34. 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






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






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






37. Accumulated knowlege (memory)






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






39. Asseses what the test actually measures






40. Ability to gain knowledge and solve problems






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






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






43. 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






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






45. Consistency of measurement






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






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






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






49. Measurement of inter/intra personal skills






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