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Intelligence Vocab

Subject : soft-skills
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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






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






3. Step two: generating hypothesis






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






5. 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






6. 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






7. Accumulated knowlege (memory)






8. Consistency of measurement






9. 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






10. 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






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






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






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






14. 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






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






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






17. Brain's overriding function






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






19. 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






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






21. Relay center - sensory information and motor functions






22. Ability to gain knowledge and solve problems






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






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






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






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






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






28. Below average mental functioning






29. 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






30. Mentally retarded in some areas and gifted in others






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






32. Measurement of inter/intra personal skills






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






41. 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






42. 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






43. Generating a large number of possible solutions






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






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






46. 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






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






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






49. 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






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







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