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