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