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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. 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






2. 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






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






4. 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






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






6. Accumulated knowlege (memory)






7. Ability to gain knowledge and solve problems






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






9. 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






10. Asseses what the test actually measures






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






12. 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






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






14. A set of cognitive abilities






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






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






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






18. The ability to think about thinking






19. Relay center - sensory information and motor functions






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






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






22. Below average mental functioning






23. Step two: generating hypothesis






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






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






26. 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






27. 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






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






29. 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 -






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






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






32. 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






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






34. Three step process that moves from the given state (the problem) to a goal state (the solution)






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






36. 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






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






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






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






40. Seeing unique or different solutions to a problem






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






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






43. 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






44. Brain's overriding function






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






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






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






48. Measurement of inter/intra personal skills






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






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