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