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