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Intelligence Vocab

Subject : 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. 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






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






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






4. 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 -






5. Every generations IQ increases by 20 points due to nutrition - faster pace of life - schooling - etc.






6. Step two: generating hypothesis






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






8. Starts with solution and works backward; you decide you want to be a doctor - you then take the steps to get there






9. Brain's overriding function






10. The ability to think about thinking






11. 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






12. 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






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






14. 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






15. 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






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






17. Relay center - sensory information and motor functions






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






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






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






21. Generating a large number of possible solutions






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






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






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






25. 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






26. Mentally retarded in some areas and gifted in others






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






28. Ability to gain knowledge and solve problems






29. Consistency of measurement






30. Asseses what the test actually measures






31. 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






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






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






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






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






36. A set of cognitive abilities






37. Accumulated knowlege (memory)






38. Specific concepts are grouped as subcategories into broader concepts (example: dog-->animals)






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






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






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






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






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






44. 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






45. Seeing unique or different solutions to a problem






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






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






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






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






50. Tendency to seek out information that confirms preexisting beliefs; seeing only your solution in all evidence (racist says blacks cause all problems)