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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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1. Measurement of inter/intra personal skills






2. Asseses what the test actually measures






3. Mentally retarded in some areas and gifted in others






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






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






6. The ability to think about thinking






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






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






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






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






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






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






14. 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






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






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






17. Brain's overriding function






18. Generating a large number of possible solutions






19. 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






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






21. Step two: generating hypothesis






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






23. Below average mental functioning






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






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






26. A set of cognitive abilities






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






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






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






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






31. 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






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






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






34. 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






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






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






37. 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






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






39. 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






40. Ability to gain knowledge and solve problems






41. Relay center - sensory information and motor functions






42. 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






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






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






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






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






47. 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






48. Consistency of measurement






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






50. 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