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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. Below average mental functioning






2. Mentally retarded in some areas and gifted in others






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






4. 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






5. Ability to gain knowledge and solve problems






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






7. 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






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






9. Seeing unique or different solutions to a problem






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






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






12. Measurement of inter/intra personal skills






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






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






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






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






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






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






19. 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 -






20. 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






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






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






23. 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






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






25. Generating a large number of possible solutions






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






27. 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






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






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






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






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






32. The ability to think about thinking






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. Asseses what the test actually measures






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. Brain's overriding function






37. Accumulated knowlege (memory)






38. 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






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






40. Consistency of measurement






41. 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






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






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






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






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






46. Step two: generating hypothesis






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






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






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






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






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