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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. Seeing unique or different solutions to a problem






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






3. 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






4. A set of cognitive abilities






5. 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






6. 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






7. The ability to think about thinking






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






9. Accumulated knowlege (memory)






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






11. 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






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






13. Ability to gain knowledge and solve problems






14. Consistency of measurement






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






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. 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






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






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






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






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






22. 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 -






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






24. Relay center - sensory information and motor functions






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






26. 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






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






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






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






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






31. Generating a large number of possible solutions






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






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






34. 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






35. Measurement of inter/intra personal skills






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






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






38. Below average mental functioning






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






40. Brain's overriding function






41. Asseses what the test actually measures






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






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






44. Mentally retarded in some areas and gifted in others






45. 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






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






47. Step two: generating hypothesis






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






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






50. 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