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






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






3. 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






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






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






6. Ability to gain knowledge and solve problems






7. 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 -






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






9. 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






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






11. 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






12. 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






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






14. Accumulated knowlege (memory)






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






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






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






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






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






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






21. Seeing unique or different solutions to a problem






22. 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






23. Consistency of measurement






24. Relay center - sensory information and motor functions






25. Generating a large number of possible solutions






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






27. Brain's overriding function






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






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






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






31. The ability to think about thinking






32. 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






33. Step two: generating hypothesis






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






35. Below average mental functioning






36. 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






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






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






39. 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






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






41. 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






42. Measurement of inter/intra personal skills






43. A set of cognitive abilities






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






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






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






47. 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






48. 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






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






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