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Intelligence Vocab
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soft-skills
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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. The ability to think about thinking
fluency
metacognition
intelligence quotient
preparation
2. 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
working backward
concept
creativity
ISTJ
3. A set of cognitive abilities
emotional quotient
convergant thinking
intelligence
stress prone
4. Triarchic intelligence; accepted by psychologists (analytical - practical - creativity)
hypothalamus
representativeness heuristic
creativity
sternberg
5. Specific concepts are grouped as subcategories into broader concepts (example: dog-->animals)
originality
preparation
production
hierarchies
6. 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
style flex
heuristic
fluid
dichotomize continuum
7. 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 -
problem solving
introvert
representativeness heuristic
ISTJ
8. A set of steps that - if followed correctly - will eventually solve the problem
flexibility
algorithm
representativeness heuristic
introvert
9. A representation of the best and most typical example of a category (example: rose-->flower)
mental retardation
prototype
intelligence quotient
1-1-1-4 Principle
10. Every generations IQ increases by 20 points due to nutrition - faster pace of life - schooling - etc.
algorithm
the flynn effect
mental retardation
confirmation bias
11. Shifting with ease from one type of problem solving strategy to another
crystallized
savants and prodigies
flexibility
stress prone
12. Thinking that produces many possible ideas; major element in creativity (uses for a paper clip)
the flynn effect
flexibility
divergent thinking
gardner
13. 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
confirmation bias
NT possibility thinkers
production
stress prone
14. Tendency to seek out information that confirms preexisting beliefs; seeing only your solution in all evidence (racist says blacks cause all problems)
confirmation bias
mental sets
hierarchies
preparation
15. Solver determines what measure would make the solution come faster; you discover studying gives you good grades
stress prone
means end analysis
metacognition
gardner
16. 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
ENFJ
perceptive
ISTJ
flexibility
17. Want closure - they want to get things settled and wrapped up work comes before play - more decisive - list makers
perceptive
algorithm
availability heuristic
judging
18. Narrowing down a list of alternatives to a single answer (SATS - IQ tests - etc.)
hierarchies
1-1-1-4 Principle
production
convergant thinking
19. Brain's overriding function
representativeness heuristic
survival
heuristic
availability heuristic
20. Ability to move into other ways - but you always come back to your pattern
spontaneous
style flex
the flynn effect
ISTJ
21. Norms that indicate where in the distribution a score lies
crystallized
cerebellum
NF possibility thinkers
standardization
22. Accumulated knowlege (memory)
stress prone
thalamus
crystallized
preparation
23. 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
cerebellum
problem solving
stress prone
algorithm
24. Generating a large number of possible solutions
fluency
confirmation bias
spontaneous
crystallized
25. The ability to produce valued outcomes in a novel way
means end analysis
flexibility
the flynn effect
creativity
26. Asseses what the test actually measures
concept
validy
style flex
confirmation bias
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
hierarchies
intuitive
savants and prodigies
ISTJ
28. Below average mental functioning
style flex
thinker
mental retardation
heuristic
29. Estimating probability based on preexisting prototypes rather than evidence (a tall guy is probably a basketball player)
representativeness heuristic
the flynn effect
confirmation bias
means end analysis
30. Drawing conclusions based on most available/remembered information (after reading about the holocaust all day - you think its the most important event in history)
availability heuristic
gardner
functional fixedness
standardization
31. 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
hippocampus
ISTJ
heuristic
hierarchies
32. Using problem solving methods that have worked in the past instead of formulating new ones (same football plays - no new ones)
the flynn effect
ISTJ
fluency
mental sets
33. Pay attention to what sensors tell them - facts - literal - detail oriented - sequence - down to earth - no nonsense - practical - accuracy - strong work ethic
amygdala
sensor
survival
concept
34. Relay center - sensory information and motor functions
evaluation
production
thalamus
metacognition
35. Step three: asks wether generated solutions solved the problem
perceptive
availability heuristic
evaluation
crystallized
36. 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
thinker
evaluation
metacognition
representativeness heuristic
37. Step one: lays groundwork; defines goal - identifies facts - etc.
preparation
style flex
dichotomize continuum
gardner
38. Complex problems are broken into smaller mini problems which act as stepping stones to get to the overall goal
hypothalamus
creating subgoals
judging
sternberg
39. Tendency to think of an object of only functioning in one way (two pencils - no ruler)
hippocampus
flexibility
functional fixedness
intelligence quotient
40. Mentally retarded in some areas and gifted in others
style flex
metacognition
intelligence
savants and prodigies
41. The ratio of mental age to actual age times 100; measures your intellectual acheivement
intelligence quotient
heuristic
flexibility
perceptive
42. Ability to gain knowledge and solve problems
mental retardation
metacognition
fluid
thalamus
43. Consistency of measurement
flexibility
reliability
feeler
working backward
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
crystallized
cerebellum
judging
savants and prodigies
45. Three step process that moves from the given state (the problem) to a goal state (the solution)
problem solving
judging
ENFJ
thalamus
46. Under the thalamus - smaller than an almond - metabolic processes - homeostasis - thirst - hunger - circadian rhythms - sex drive
judging
sternberg
crystallized
hypothalamus
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
NF possibility thinkers
feeler
prototype
convergant thinking
48. 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
introvert
1-1-1-4 Principle
perceptive
NT possibility thinkers
49. The mental activities involved in aquiring - storing - retrieving - and using knowledge
cognition
the flynn effect
ISTJ
flexibility
50. Measurement of inter/intra personal skills
originality
emotional quotient
amygdala
production