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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. Accumulated knowlege (memory)






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






3. 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






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






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






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






7. Below average mental functioning






8. Generating a large number of possible solutions






9. Seeing unique or different solutions to a problem






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






11. 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






12. 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






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






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






15. Ability to gain knowledge and solve problems






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






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






18. Mentally retarded in some areas and gifted in others






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






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






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






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






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






25. Asseses what the test actually measures






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






27. 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






28. A set of cognitive abilities






29. 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






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






31. The ability to think about thinking






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






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






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






35. 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






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






37. 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






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






39. Drawing conclusions based on most available/remembered information (after reading about the holocaust all day - you think its the most important event in history)






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






41. 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






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






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






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






45. 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






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






47. Relay center - sensory information and motor functions






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






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






50. Step two: generating hypothesis