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