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Intelligence Vocab
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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. Consistency of measurement
spontaneous
stress prone
algorithm
reliability
2. Tendency to think of an object of only functioning in one way (two pencils - no ruler)
functional fixedness
algorithm
intelligence quotient
1-1-1-4 Principle
3. Thinking that produces many possible ideas; major element in creativity (uses for a paper clip)
originality
hypothalamus
problem solving
divergent thinking
4. Step three: asks wether generated solutions solved the problem
reliability
creativity
evaluation
perceptive
5. Under the thalamus - smaller than an almond - metabolic processes - homeostasis - thirst - hunger - circadian rhythms - sex drive
perceptive
survival
hippocampus
hypothalamus
6. 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
intelligence quotient
survival
thinker
thalamus
7. Either 2 of a continuum...'either this or that'
gardner
savants and prodigies
cerebellum
dichotomize continuum
8. Specific concepts are grouped as subcategories into broader concepts (example: dog-->animals)
flexibility
hierarchies
sternberg
mental sets
9. Norms that indicate where in the distribution a score lies
representativeness heuristic
standardization
evaluation
emotional quotient
10. Pay attention to what sensors tell them - facts - literal - detail oriented - sequence - down to earth - no nonsense - practical - accuracy - strong work ethic
emotional quotient
sensor
means end analysis
thinker
11. Tendency to seek out information that confirms preexisting beliefs; seeing only your solution in all evidence (racist says blacks cause all problems)
preparation
confirmation bias
standardization
metacognition
12. Ability to move into other ways - but you always come back to your pattern
ISTJ
availability heuristic
convergant thinking
style flex
13. Ability to gain knowledge and solve problems
the flynn effect
fluid
means end analysis
sternberg
14. The ability to think about thinking
intelligence quotient
functional fixedness
metacognition
mental sets
15. 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
representativeness heuristic
reliability
savants and prodigies
stress prone
16. 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
heuristic
preparation
ENFJ
perceptive
17. A set of steps that - if followed correctly - will eventually solve the problem
representativeness heuristic
functional fixedness
algorithm
availability heuristic
18. Every generations IQ increases by 20 points due to nutrition - faster pace of life - schooling - etc.
intelligence quotient
representativeness heuristic
extrovert
the flynn effect
19. Narrowing down a list of alternatives to a single answer (SATS - IQ tests - etc.)
production
algorithm
hierarchies
convergant thinking
20. Seeing unique or different solutions to a problem
dichotomize continuum
preparation
originality
flexibility
21. Come at information from different perspectives after 1 day - 1 week - 1 month and 4 months in order to remember it
savants and prodigies
reliability
crystallized
1-1-1-4 Principle
22. 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
perceptive
preparation
ENFJ
intuitive
23. 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 -
introvert
sensor
confirmation bias
NF possibility thinkers
24. Mentally retarded in some areas and gifted in others
reliability
savants and prodigies
cognition
thalamus
25. Shifting with ease from one type of problem solving strategy to another
availability heuristic
feeler
ENFJ
flexibility
26. Three step process that moves from the given state (the problem) to a goal state (the solution)
hypothalamus
problem solving
sternberg
dichotomize continuum
27. Brain's overriding function
survival
NT possibility thinkers
savants and prodigies
ISTJ
28. Want closure - they want to get things settled and wrapped up work comes before play - more decisive - list makers
creativity
means end analysis
judging
confirmation bias
29. 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
spontaneous
mental retardation
introvert
standardization
30. Generating a large number of possible solutions
1-1-1-4 Principle
savants and prodigies
fluency
hippocampus
31. 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
convergant thinking
validy
introvert
cerebellum
32. 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
fluency
creativity
standardization
33. Below average mental functioning
extrovert
the flynn effect
mental retardation
survival
34. Starts with solution and works backward; you decide you want to be a doctor - you then take the steps to get there
functional fixedness
1-1-1-4 Principle
concept
working backward
35. Accumulated knowlege (memory)
crystallized
intelligence
functional fixedness
introvert
36. A representation of a group or category that shares similar characteristics
gardner
ENFJ
sensor
concept
37. A set of cognitive abilities
availability heuristic
intelligence
fluid
validy
38. Measurement of inter/intra personal skills
emotional quotient
amygdala
means end analysis
preparation
39. The ratio of mental age to actual age times 100; measures your intellectual acheivement
ENFJ
originality
intelligence quotient
fluid
40. Estimating probability based on preexisting prototypes rather than evidence (a tall guy is probably a basketball player)
ENFJ
perceptive
representativeness heuristic
ISTJ
41. Triarchic intelligence; accepted by psychologists (analytical - practical - creativity)
sternberg
hippocampus
emotional quotient
cognition
42. You remember things that present an emotional response - process information into long term memory - colors your experiences - emotions - fear
amygdala
intelligence
confirmation bias
standardization
43. Asseses what the test actually measures
ISTJ
ENFJ
feeler
validy
44. The mental activities involved in aquiring - storing - retrieving - and using knowledge
representativeness heuristic
cognition
style flex
problem solving
45. Step two: generating hypothesis
production
confirmation bias
divergent thinking
NF possibility thinkers
46. Solver determines what measure would make the solution come faster; you discover studying gives you good grades
thalamus
means end analysis
introvert
confirmation bias
47. Using problem solving methods that have worked in the past instead of formulating new ones (same football plays - no new ones)
working backward
mental sets
gardner
judging
48. 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
dichotomize continuum
ISTJ
emotional quotient
thinker
49. Decide issues on what is important to them or others - logicality not a requirement - struggle with decisions - people oriented - sympathetic - tactful - appreciative - people pleasers
gardner
crystallized
feeler
availability heuristic
50. A representation of the best and most typical example of a category (example: rose-->flower)
prototype
cognition
the flynn effect
NT possibility thinkers