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






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






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






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






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






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






7. Step two: generating hypothesis






8. 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






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






10. A set of cognitive abilities






11. Ability to gain knowledge and solve problems






12. 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






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






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






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






16. 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






17. Mentally retarded in some areas and gifted in others






18. Consistency of measurement






19. Seeing unique or different solutions to a problem






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






21. 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






22. 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






23. The ability to think about thinking






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






25. 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






26. 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 -






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






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






29. Accumulated knowlege (memory)






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






31. Generating a large number of possible solutions






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






33. 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






34. 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






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






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






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






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






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






40. 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






41. 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






42. Measurement of inter/intra personal skills






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






44. 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






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






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






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






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






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






50. 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