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Intelligence Vocab
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soft-skills
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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. 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
concept
spontaneous
the flynn effect
availability heuristic
2. Narrowing down a list of alternatives to a single answer (SATS - IQ tests - etc.)
thalamus
dichotomize continuum
convergant thinking
style flex
3. 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
hippocampus
hierarchies
representativeness heuristic
emotional quotient
4. 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
extrovert
judging
heuristic
introvert
5. A representation of the best and most typical example of a category (example: rose-->flower)
prototype
NF possibility thinkers
algorithm
cognition
6. 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
NF possibility thinkers
dichotomize continuum
heuristic
style flex
7. The feel good theory; 8 different intelligences; accepted among educators
production
gardner
ENFJ
intuitive
8. Specific concepts are grouped as subcategories into broader concepts (example: dog-->animals)
hierarchies
production
mental sets
availability heuristic
9. Norms that indicate where in the distribution a score lies
NT possibility thinkers
standardization
prototype
mental sets
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
thinker
ENFJ
cognition
cerebellum
11. The ratio of mental age to actual age times 100; measures your intellectual acheivement
working backward
hippocampus
intelligence quotient
extrovert
12. Decide issues on what is important to them or others - logicality not a requirement - struggle with decisions - people oriented - sympathetic - tactful - appreciative - people pleasers
concept
feeler
introvert
savants and prodigies
13. 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
gardner
thinker
originality
introvert
14. Solver determines what measure would make the solution come faster; you discover studying gives you good grades
extrovert
thalamus
means end analysis
hippocampus
15. Tendency to think of an object of only functioning in one way (two pencils - no ruler)
metacognition
intuitive
functional fixedness
stress prone
16. The mental activities involved in aquiring - storing - retrieving - and using knowledge
creating subgoals
cerebellum
cognition
judging
17. Step one: lays groundwork; defines goal - identifies facts - etc.
introvert
spontaneous
fluency
preparation
18. Thinking that produces many possible ideas; major element in creativity (uses for a paper clip)
mental retardation
convergant thinking
divergent thinking
hippocampus
19. 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
intuitive
NT possibility thinkers
emotional quotient
representativeness heuristic
20. Consistency of measurement
algorithm
survival
reliability
thinker
21. Ability to gain knowledge and solve problems
gardner
sensor
mental sets
fluid
22. Want closure - they want to get things settled and wrapped up work comes before play - more decisive - list makers
validy
judging
heuristic
extrovert
23. 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
functional fixedness
NT possibility thinkers
hierarchies
style flex
24. Seeing unique or different solutions to a problem
perceptive
ENFJ
originality
amygdala
25. 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
hierarchies
perceptive
feeler
intuitive
26. Come at information from different perspectives after 1 day - 1 week - 1 month and 4 months in order to remember it
means end analysis
dichotomize continuum
1-1-1-4 Principle
validy
27. Mentally retarded in some areas and gifted in others
spontaneous
style flex
savants and prodigies
amygdala
28. Brain's overriding function
standardization
prototype
survival
ISTJ
29. Measurement of inter/intra personal skills
functional fixedness
validy
emotional quotient
intelligence quotient
30. Drawing conclusions based on most available/remembered information (after reading about the holocaust all day - you think its the most important event in history)
problem solving
hippocampus
representativeness heuristic
availability heuristic
31. Starts with solution and works backward; you decide you want to be a doctor - you then take the steps to get there
working backward
hippocampus
ISTJ
perceptive
32. 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
intuitive
perceptive
ISTJ
1-1-1-4 Principle
33. Three step process that moves from the given state (the problem) to a goal state (the solution)
heuristic
the flynn effect
problem solving
extrovert
34. You remember things that present an emotional response - process information into long term memory - colors your experiences - emotions - fear
ENFJ
intelligence quotient
fluency
amygdala
35. Using problem solving methods that have worked in the past instead of formulating new ones (same football plays - no new ones)
divergent thinking
metacognition
problem solving
mental sets
36. The ability to produce valued outcomes in a novel way
creativity
functional fixedness
availability heuristic
dichotomize continuum
37. Step three: asks wether generated solutions solved the problem
emotional quotient
evaluation
hippocampus
amygdala
38. 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
cerebellum
problem solving
originality
reliability
39. Accumulated knowlege (memory)
crystallized
ENFJ
hypothalamus
ISTJ
40. The ability to think about thinking
metacognition
sternberg
gardner
evaluation
41. Below average mental functioning
reliability
mental retardation
spontaneous
originality
42. Complex problems are broken into smaller mini problems which act as stepping stones to get to the overall goal
creating subgoals
thinker
evaluation
means end analysis
43. Step two: generating hypothesis
flexibility
introvert
creating subgoals
production
44. Shifting with ease from one type of problem solving strategy to another
divergent thinking
flexibility
spontaneous
creativity
45. 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
extrovert
creating subgoals
means end analysis
sternberg
46. Under the thalamus - smaller than an almond - metabolic processes - homeostasis - thirst - hunger - circadian rhythms - sex drive
hypothalamus
the flynn effect
ENFJ
thinker
47. Pay attention to what sensors tell them - facts - literal - detail oriented - sequence - down to earth - no nonsense - practical - accuracy - strong work ethic
amygdala
sensor
prototype
dichotomize continuum
48. A representation of a group or category that shares similar characteristics
working backward
concept
savants and prodigies
problem solving
49. Ability to move into other ways - but you always come back to your pattern
perceptive
style flex
heuristic
divergent thinking
50. Tendency to seek out information that confirms preexisting beliefs; seeing only your solution in all evidence (racist says blacks cause all problems)
confirmation bias
cognition
1-1-1-4 Principle
savants and prodigies