Test your basic knowledge |

Intelligence Vocab

Subject : soft-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
  • If you are not ready to take this test, you can study here.
  • Match each statement with the correct term.
  • Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.

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






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






3. 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 -






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






5. 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






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






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






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






9. 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






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






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






12. 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






13. Step two: generating hypothesis






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






15. 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






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






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






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






19. 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






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






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






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






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






24. Below average mental functioning






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






26. 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






27. Measurement of inter/intra personal skills






28. Accumulated knowlege (memory)






29. The ability to think about thinking






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






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






32. Brain's overriding function






33. Ability to gain knowledge and solve problems






34. 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






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






36. 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






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






38. 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






39. 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






40. Relay center - sensory information and motor functions






41. Seeing unique or different solutions to a problem






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






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






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. 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






46. Under the thalamus - smaller than an almond - metabolic processes - homeostasis - thirst - hunger - circadian rhythms - sex drive






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






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






49. A set of cognitive abilities






50. Consistency of measurement







Sorry!:) No result found.

Can you answer 50 questions in 15 minutes?


Let me suggest you:

Browse all subjects

Browse all tests

Most popular tests



Major Subjects

Tests & Exams


AP
CLEP
DSST
GRE
SAT
GMAT

Browse all subjects

Browse all tests

Most popular tests