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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. 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






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






3. 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






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






5. 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






6. 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






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






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






9. Asseses what the test actually measures






10. 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






11. Relay center - sensory information and motor functions






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. Ability to gain knowledge and solve problems






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






15. Below average mental functioning






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






17. Step two: generating hypothesis






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






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






21. Mentally retarded in some areas and gifted in others






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






23. 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






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






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






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






27. Brain's overriding function






28. Accumulated knowlege (memory)






29. 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






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






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






32. Seeing unique or different solutions to a problem






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






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






35. Generating a large number of possible solutions






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






43. Measurement of inter/intra personal skills






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






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






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






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






48. 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






49. 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






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