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






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






3. 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






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






5. Measurement of inter/intra personal skills






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






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






8. Ability to gain knowledge and solve problems






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






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






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






12. 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






13. Seeing unique or different solutions to a problem






14. Brain's overriding function






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






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






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






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






19. 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






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






21. 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






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






23. 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






24. 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






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






26. Below average mental functioning






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






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






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






30. 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






31. 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






32. 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






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






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






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






36. Consistency of measurement






37. 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 -






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






39. A set of cognitive abilities






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






41. 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






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






43. Step two: generating hypothesis






44. Generating a large number of possible solutions






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






46. Accumulated knowlege (memory)






47. The ability to think about thinking






48. Asseses what the test actually measures






49. 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






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