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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. Relay center - sensory information and motor functions






2. Accumulated knowlege (memory)






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






4. Brain's overriding function






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






13. Seeing unique or different solutions to a problem






14. Mentally retarded in some areas and gifted in others






15. Measurement of inter/intra personal skills






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






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






18. Generating a large number of possible solutions






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






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






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






22. The ability to think about thinking






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






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






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






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






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






28. A set of cognitive abilities






29. Ability to gain knowledge and solve problems






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






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






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






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






34. Asseses what the test actually measures






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)






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






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






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






39. Step two: generating hypothesis






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






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






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 -






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






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






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






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






47. Consistency of measurement






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






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






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