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






2. Measurement of inter/intra personal skills






3. 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






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






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. Asseses what the test actually measures






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






8. 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






9. Mentally retarded in some areas and gifted in others






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






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






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






13. Accumulated knowlege (memory)






14. Generating a large number of possible solutions






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






16. 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






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






18. 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






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






20. 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






21. A set of cognitive abilities






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






23. Brain's overriding function






24. Step two: generating hypothesis






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






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






27. 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






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






29. 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






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






31. 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






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






33. 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 -






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






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






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






37. 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






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






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






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






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






42. Consistency of measurement






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






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






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






46. 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






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






48. Relay center - sensory information and motor functions






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






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