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






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






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






4. Seeing unique or different solutions to a problem






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






6. 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






7. Measurement of inter/intra personal skills






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






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






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






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






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






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






14. 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 -






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






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






17. Brain's overriding function






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






19. Generating a large number of possible solutions






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






21. Consistency of measurement






22. 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






23. 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






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






25. 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






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






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






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






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






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






31. 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






32. Ability to gain knowledge and solve problems






33. Asseses what the test actually measures






34. 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






35. The ability to think about thinking






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. Mentally retarded in some areas and gifted in others






38. 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






39. A set of cognitive abilities






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






41. Relay center - sensory information and motor functions






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






43. Below average mental functioning






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






45. 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






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






47. Step two: generating hypothesis






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






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






50. Accumulated knowlege (memory)