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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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1. 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






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






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






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






5. 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






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






7. 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






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






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






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






11. 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






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






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






14. Below average mental functioning






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






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






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






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






19. Generating a large number of possible solutions






20. Seeing unique or different solutions to a problem






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






22. 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






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






24. 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






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






26. 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






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






28. The ability to think about thinking






29. 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 -






30. 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






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






32. 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






33. Measurement of inter/intra personal skills






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






35. Relay center - sensory information and motor functions






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






37. A set of cognitive abilities






38. Consistency of measurement






39. Mentally retarded in some areas and gifted in others






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






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






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






43. 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






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






45. Brain's overriding function






46. Accumulated knowlege (memory)






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






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






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






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