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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. 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






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






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






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






5. 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






6. Step two: generating hypothesis






7. Accumulated knowlege (memory)






8. 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






9. Ability to gain knowledge and solve problems






10. 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






11. Consistency of measurement






12. 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






13. Mentally retarded in some areas and gifted in others






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






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






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






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






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






19. 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






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






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






22. Below average mental functioning






23. Brain's overriding function






24. Generating a large number of possible solutions






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






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






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






28. 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






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






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






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






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






34. Seeing unique or different solutions to a problem






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






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






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






38. 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






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. 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






41. A set of cognitive abilities






42. 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






43. The ability to think about thinking






44. Relay center - sensory information and motor functions






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






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






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






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






49. 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






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