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






3. Asseses what the test actually measures






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






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






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






7. Accumulated knowlege (memory)






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






10. A set of cognitive abilities






11. Seeing unique or different solutions to a problem






12. Relay center - sensory information and motor functions






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






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






15. Mentally retarded in some areas and gifted in others






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






17. 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






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






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






20. 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






21. 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






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






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






24. Brain's overriding function






25. The ability to think about thinking






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






27. Step two: generating hypothesis






28. Ability to gain knowledge and solve problems






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






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






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






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






33. 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






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






35. Consistency of measurement






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






37. 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






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






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






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






41. 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






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






43. 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 -






44. Measurement of inter/intra personal skills






45. 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






46. Below average mental functioning






47. Generating a large number of possible solutions






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






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






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