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