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






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






3. 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






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






5. Below average mental functioning






6. 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






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






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






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






10. A set of cognitive abilities






11. 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






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






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






14. Brain's overriding function






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






16. 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






17. 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






18. Accumulated knowlege (memory)






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






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






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






22. 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






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






24. Ability to gain knowledge and solve problems






25. Step two: generating hypothesis






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






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






28. 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






29. Measurement of inter/intra personal skills






30. Asseses what the test actually measures






31. Relay center - sensory information and motor functions






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






33. 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






34. 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






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






36. The ability to think about thinking






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






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






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






40. Generating a large number of possible solutions






41. Seeing unique or different solutions to a problem






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






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






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






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






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






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






48. 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






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






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