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Intelligence Vocab

Subject : soft-skills
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The ratio of mental age to actual age times 100; measures your intellectual acheivement






2. Asseses what the test actually measures






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






4. 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






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






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






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






8. 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






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






10. A set of cognitive abilities






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






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






13. 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






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






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






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






17. Below average mental functioning






18. 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






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






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






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






22. 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






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






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






25. Consistency of measurement






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






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






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






29. Mentally retarded in some areas and gifted in others






30. 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






31. 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






32. The ability to think about thinking






33. Step two: generating hypothesis






34. 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






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






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






37. Accumulated knowlege (memory)






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






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






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






41. 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






42. 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






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






44. Measurement of inter/intra personal skills






45. Generating a large number of possible solutions






46. Brain's overriding function






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






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






49. 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 -






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






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