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






2. Mentally retarded in some areas and gifted in others






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






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






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






6. Accumulated knowlege (memory)






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






8. 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






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






10. 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






11. Seeing unique or different solutions to a problem






12. Below average mental functioning






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






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






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






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






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






18. 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






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






21. 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






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






23. Relay center - sensory information and motor functions






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






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






26. Generating a large number of possible solutions






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






28. 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






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






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






31. The ability to think about thinking






32. 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






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






34. 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 -






35. 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






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






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






38. Ability to gain knowledge and solve problems






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






40. A set of cognitive abilities






41. Step two: generating hypothesis






42. 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






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






44. 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






45. Asseses what the test actually measures






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






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






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






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






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