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






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






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






4. 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






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






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






7. 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






8. Ability to gain knowledge and solve problems






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






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






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






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






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






14. Generating a large number of possible solutions






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






16. Mentally retarded in some areas and gifted in others






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






18. Below average mental functioning






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






20. Consistency of measurement






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






22. 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






23. Asseses what the test actually measures






24. 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






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






26. Measurement of inter/intra personal skills






27. 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






28. Seeing unique or different solutions to a problem






29. 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






30. Accumulated knowlege (memory)






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






32. 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






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






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






35. 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






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






37. 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 -






38. 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






39. A set of cognitive abilities






40. Relay center - sensory information and motor functions






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






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






43. Step two: generating hypothesis






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






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






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






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






49. 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






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