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