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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. Mentally retarded in some areas and gifted in others
availability heuristic
judging
savants and prodigies
problem solving
2. Every generations IQ increases by 20 points due to nutrition - faster pace of life - schooling - etc.
mental retardation
cerebellum
the flynn effect
introvert
3. 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
sensor
survival
heuristic
intelligence quotient
4. 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
hierarchies
mental sets
sensor
NT possibility thinkers
5. Shifting with ease from one type of problem solving strategy to another
ISTJ
reliability
amygdala
flexibility
6. Starts with solution and works backward; you decide you want to be a doctor - you then take the steps to get there
heuristic
flexibility
convergant thinking
working backward
7. A representation of a group or category that shares similar characteristics
perceptive
concept
stress prone
survival
8. Step one: lays groundwork; defines goal - identifies facts - etc.
sternberg
ENFJ
mental retardation
preparation
9. 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
stress prone
functional fixedness
working backward
10. A set of cognitive abilities
sternberg
intelligence
reliability
emotional quotient
11. Solver determines what measure would make the solution come faster; you discover studying gives you good grades
emotional quotient
fluid
creating subgoals
means end analysis
12. 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
ENFJ
ISTJ
cerebellum
thinker
13. Specific concepts are grouped as subcategories into broader concepts (example: dog-->animals)
hierarchies
confirmation bias
judging
convergant thinking
14. Step three: asks wether generated solutions solved the problem
mental retardation
style flex
evaluation
NF possibility thinkers
15. A representation of the best and most typical example of a category (example: rose-->flower)
creating subgoals
NT possibility thinkers
prototype
production
16. Ability to gain knowledge and solve problems
style flex
NF possibility thinkers
fluid
metacognition
17. Using problem solving methods that have worked in the past instead of formulating new ones (same football plays - no new ones)
validy
mental sets
stress prone
extrovert
18. Norms that indicate where in the distribution a score lies
availability heuristic
standardization
hippocampus
intelligence
19. Either 2 of a continuum...'either this or that'
dichotomize continuum
creating subgoals
gardner
flexibility
20. Generating a large number of possible solutions
fluency
savants and prodigies
confirmation bias
feeler
21. 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
working backward
perceptive
confirmation bias
judging
22. The ratio of mental age to actual age times 100; measures your intellectual acheivement
intelligence
divergent thinking
intelligence quotient
NF possibility thinkers
23. The mental activities involved in aquiring - storing - retrieving - and using knowledge
crystallized
availability heuristic
cognition
heuristic
24. Tendency to seek out information that confirms preexisting beliefs; seeing only your solution in all evidence (racist says blacks cause all problems)
judging
amygdala
extrovert
confirmation bias
25. Ability to move into other ways - but you always come back to your pattern
style flex
validy
ENFJ
intelligence
26. A set of steps that - if followed correctly - will eventually solve the problem
algorithm
feeler
amygdala
dichotomize continuum
27. The ability to produce valued outcomes in a novel way
prototype
flexibility
creativity
sensor
28. 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
cerebellum
intelligence
1-1-1-4 Principle
hierarchies
29. 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
ENFJ
creating subgoals
representativeness heuristic
stress prone
30. Brain's overriding function
savants and prodigies
feeler
survival
algorithm
31. Pay attention to what sensors tell them - facts - literal - detail oriented - sequence - down to earth - no nonsense - practical - accuracy - strong work ethic
extrovert
sensor
metacognition
originality
32. Come at information from different perspectives after 1 day - 1 week - 1 month and 4 months in order to remember it
hierarchies
1-1-1-4 Principle
availability heuristic
means end analysis
33. Consistency of measurement
evaluation
reliability
spontaneous
convergant thinking
34. Seeing unique or different solutions to a problem
prototype
judging
mental retardation
originality
35. Want closure - they want to get things settled and wrapped up work comes before play - more decisive - list makers
concept
savants and prodigies
judging
hierarchies
36. Three step process that moves from the given state (the problem) to a goal state (the solution)
problem solving
flexibility
fluid
prototype
37. 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
intelligence
representativeness heuristic
intuitive
hierarchies
38. 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
sternberg
ENFJ
functional fixedness
survival
39. The ability to think about thinking
metacognition
creativity
representativeness heuristic
stress prone
40. 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
validy
intelligence quotient
the flynn effect
extrovert
41. Step two: generating hypothesis
spontaneous
production
originality
metacognition
42. Asseses what the test actually measures
metacognition
preparation
heuristic
validy
43. Estimating probability based on preexisting prototypes rather than evidence (a tall guy is probably a basketball player)
ENFJ
spontaneous
representativeness heuristic
evaluation
44. 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
style flex
cognition
savants and prodigies
45. Measurement of inter/intra personal skills
emotional quotient
mental sets
sternberg
feeler
46. Thinking that produces many possible ideas; major element in creativity (uses for a paper clip)
reliability
divergent thinking
spontaneous
intelligence quotient
47. Complex problems are broken into smaller mini problems which act as stepping stones to get to the overall goal
preparation
confirmation bias
creating subgoals
representativeness heuristic
48. You remember things that present an emotional response - process information into long term memory - colors your experiences - emotions - fear
hierarchies
intelligence
amygdala
working backward
49. Narrowing down a list of alternatives to a single answer (SATS - IQ tests - etc.)
intelligence
emotional quotient
originality
convergant thinking
50. Triarchic intelligence; accepted by psychologists (analytical - practical - creativity)
sternberg
perceptive
intuitive
cerebellum