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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. Asseses what the test actually measures
cerebellum
mental sets
heuristic
validy
2. The mental activities involved in aquiring - storing - retrieving - and using knowledge
cognition
originality
amygdala
mental retardation
3. The feel good theory; 8 different intelligences; accepted among educators
judging
gardner
confirmation bias
standardization
4. Below average mental functioning
emotional quotient
intuitive
problem solving
mental retardation
5. The ability to produce valued outcomes in a novel way
problem solving
creativity
stress prone
thalamus
6. Using problem solving methods that have worked in the past instead of formulating new ones (same football plays - no new ones)
mental sets
fluid
fluency
NF possibility thinkers
7. Pay attention to what sensors tell them - facts - literal - detail oriented - sequence - down to earth - no nonsense - practical - accuracy - strong work ethic
fluency
sensor
thalamus
ENFJ
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
intelligence
survival
thinker
hippocampus
9. You remember things that present an emotional response - process information into long term memory - colors your experiences - emotions - fear
amygdala
flexibility
style flex
convergant thinking
10. A set of steps that - if followed correctly - will eventually solve the problem
metacognition
intelligence
creativity
algorithm
11. A representation of a group or category that shares similar characteristics
judging
concept
style flex
thalamus
12. Relay center - sensory information and motor functions
evaluation
reliability
availability heuristic
thalamus
13. Ability to move into other ways - but you always come back to your pattern
concept
functional fixedness
style flex
crystallized
14. Seeing unique or different solutions to a problem
concept
originality
gardner
confirmation bias
15. Step one: lays groundwork; defines goal - identifies facts - etc.
ENFJ
preparation
metacognition
standardization
16. Three step process that moves from the given state (the problem) to a goal state (the solution)
problem solving
cerebellum
introvert
fluid
17. 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
cerebellum
stress prone
introvert
ENFJ
18. Generating a large number of possible solutions
crystallized
standardization
fluency
cognition
19. Estimating probability based on preexisting prototypes rather than evidence (a tall guy is probably a basketball player)
heuristic
mental retardation
representativeness heuristic
hippocampus
20. Every generations IQ increases by 20 points due to nutrition - faster pace of life - schooling - etc.
the flynn effect
1-1-1-4 Principle
representativeness heuristic
thalamus
21. Step three: asks wether generated solutions solved the problem
confirmation bias
prototype
functional fixedness
evaluation
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
hierarchies
algorithm
spontaneous
survival
23. Consistency of measurement
means end analysis
preparation
savants and prodigies
reliability
24. Solver determines what measure would make the solution come faster; you discover studying gives you good grades
ENFJ
savants and prodigies
means end analysis
fluency
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
thinker
confirmation bias
style flex
flexibility
26. 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 -
stress prone
survival
introvert
style flex
27. Step two: generating hypothesis
judging
production
style flex
intelligence quotient
28. 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
style flex
thinker
ISTJ
heuristic
29. Either 2 of a continuum...'either this or that'
dichotomize continuum
sternberg
divergent thinking
savants and prodigies
30. Tendency to think of an object of only functioning in one way (two pencils - no ruler)
evaluation
functional fixedness
fluency
heuristic
31. A set of cognitive abilities
prototype
originality
intelligence
means end analysis
32. 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
intelligence
working backward
thinker
stress prone
33. 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
intuitive
fluency
mental retardation
preparation
34. 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
creativity
extrovert
validy
functional fixedness
35. Under the thalamus - smaller than an almond - metabolic processes - homeostasis - thirst - hunger - circadian rhythms - sex drive
the flynn effect
mental sets
survival
hypothalamus
36. Shifting with ease from one type of problem solving strategy to another
mental retardation
working backward
flexibility
metacognition
37. Narrowing down a list of alternatives to a single answer (SATS - IQ tests - etc.)
convergant thinking
amygdala
prototype
introvert
38. Thinking that produces many possible ideas; major element in creativity (uses for a paper clip)
savants and prodigies
divergent thinking
survival
problem solving
39. 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
NF possibility thinkers
fluid
flexibility
ENFJ
40. 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
working backward
evaluation
ENFJ
perceptive
41. Complex problems are broken into smaller mini problems which act as stepping stones to get to the overall goal
cognition
creating subgoals
NF possibility thinkers
functional fixedness
42. Specific concepts are grouped as subcategories into broader concepts (example: dog-->animals)
spontaneous
means end analysis
NT possibility thinkers
hierarchies
43. A representation of the best and most typical example of a category (example: rose-->flower)
ISTJ
prototype
availability heuristic
standardization
44. The ratio of mental age to actual age times 100; measures your intellectual acheivement
intelligence quotient
dichotomize continuum
introvert
hypothalamus
45. Measurement of inter/intra personal skills
emotional quotient
extrovert
cerebellum
gardner
46. The ability to think about thinking
working backward
fluency
ISTJ
metacognition
47. Drawing conclusions based on most available/remembered information (after reading about the holocaust all day - you think its the most important event in history)
availability heuristic
metacognition
sternberg
evaluation
48. Ability to gain knowledge and solve problems
fluid
concept
dichotomize continuum
perceptive
49. Triarchic intelligence; accepted by psychologists (analytical - practical - creativity)
problem solving
sternberg
NF possibility thinkers
availability heuristic
50. Tendency to seek out information that confirms preexisting beliefs; seeing only your solution in all evidence (racist says blacks cause all problems)
creating subgoals
confirmation bias
reliability
heuristic