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