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






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






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






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






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






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






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






8. 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






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






10. 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






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






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






13. Step two: generating hypothesis






14. Consistency of measurement






15. Mentally retarded in some areas and gifted in others






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






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






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






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






20. Relay center - sensory information and motor functions






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






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






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






24. Below average mental functioning






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






26. 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






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






28. 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






29. The ability to think about thinking






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






31. Brain's overriding function






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






33. 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






34. Seeing unique or different solutions to a problem






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






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






37. 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






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. 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






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






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






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






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






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






45. 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






46. Ability to gain knowledge and solve problems






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






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






49. 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 -






50. Accumulated knowlege (memory)