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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. Measurement of inter/intra personal skills
fluency
means end analysis
emotional quotient
intuitive
2. Step three: asks wether generated solutions solved the problem
survival
hippocampus
evaluation
fluency
3. The mental activities involved in aquiring - storing - retrieving - and using knowledge
sternberg
evaluation
ISTJ
cognition
4. Tendency to think of an object of only functioning in one way (two pencils - no ruler)
judging
functional fixedness
heuristic
means end analysis
5. The ability to think about thinking
hippocampus
fluid
feeler
metacognition
6. Below average mental functioning
validy
intelligence quotient
mental retardation
fluency
7. Estimating probability based on preexisting prototypes rather than evidence (a tall guy is probably a basketball player)
representativeness heuristic
dichotomize continuum
hippocampus
extrovert
8. Generating a large number of possible solutions
creativity
perceptive
NT possibility thinkers
fluency
9. 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
creating subgoals
representativeness heuristic
production
hippocampus
10. Triarchic intelligence; accepted by psychologists (analytical - practical - creativity)
fluency
mental retardation
sternberg
reliability
11. 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
extrovert
spontaneous
hierarchies
12. Shifting with ease from one type of problem solving strategy to another
flexibility
thinker
metacognition
availability heuristic
13. 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
representativeness heuristic
spontaneous
creativity
14. Pay attention to what sensors tell them - facts - literal - detail oriented - sequence - down to earth - no nonsense - practical - accuracy - strong work ethic
extrovert
thalamus
standardization
sensor
15. Relay center - sensory information and motor functions
thalamus
confirmation bias
divergent thinking
production
16. Seeing unique or different solutions to a problem
thinker
creativity
prototype
originality
17. Narrowing down a list of alternatives to a single answer (SATS - IQ tests - etc.)
feeler
convergant thinking
problem solving
hypothalamus
18. You remember things that present an emotional response - process information into long term memory - colors your experiences - emotions - fear
intelligence
amygdala
introvert
convergant thinking
19. Ability to move into other ways - but you always come back to your pattern
style flex
savants and prodigies
divergent thinking
cerebellum
20. Every generations IQ increases by 20 points due to nutrition - faster pace of life - schooling - etc.
the flynn effect
validy
working backward
NT possibility thinkers
21. 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
intuitive
problem solving
thalamus
crystallized
22. 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
ENFJ
originality
NT possibility thinkers
creating subgoals
23. Accumulated knowlege (memory)
algorithm
extrovert
ENFJ
crystallized
24. 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
validy
algorithm
stress prone
cerebellum
25. Asseses what the test actually measures
validy
crystallized
creativity
dichotomize continuum
26. Three step process that moves from the given state (the problem) to a goal state (the solution)
problem solving
concept
feeler
preparation
27. Ability to gain knowledge and solve problems
mental retardation
means end analysis
hippocampus
fluid
28. The ability to produce valued outcomes in a novel way
production
gardner
creativity
judging
29. Drawing conclusions based on most available/remembered information (after reading about the holocaust all day - you think its the most important event in history)
introvert
preparation
availability heuristic
gardner
30. Using problem solving methods that have worked in the past instead of formulating new ones (same football plays - no new ones)
concept
mental sets
emotional quotient
1-1-1-4 Principle
31. The feel good theory; 8 different intelligences; accepted among educators
algorithm
gardner
thinker
working backward
32. Tendency to seek out information that confirms preexisting beliefs; seeing only your solution in all evidence (racist says blacks cause all problems)
thalamus
hierarchies
confirmation bias
prototype
33. 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
heuristic
preparation
ISTJ
34. Consistency of measurement
gardner
reliability
thalamus
1-1-1-4 Principle
35. A set of cognitive abilities
problem solving
intelligence
evaluation
survival
36. 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
creating subgoals
ENFJ
amygdala
extrovert
37. 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
mental retardation
extrovert
introvert
working backward
38. 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
stress prone
confirmation bias
originality
intelligence quotient
39. Step two: generating hypothesis
production
creating subgoals
dichotomize continuum
prototype
40. 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 -
heuristic
introvert
working backward
hypothalamus
41. Come at information from different perspectives after 1 day - 1 week - 1 month and 4 months in order to remember it
problem solving
NF possibility thinkers
thalamus
1-1-1-4 Principle
42. Specific concepts are grouped as subcategories into broader concepts (example: dog-->animals)
crystallized
hypothalamus
hierarchies
feeler
43. Under the thalamus - smaller than an almond - metabolic processes - homeostasis - thirst - hunger - circadian rhythms - sex drive
savants and prodigies
originality
hypothalamus
validy
44. Mentally retarded in some areas and gifted in others
preparation
fluid
savants and prodigies
NT possibility thinkers
45. The ratio of mental age to actual age times 100; measures your intellectual acheivement
representativeness heuristic
NT possibility thinkers
intelligence quotient
cerebellum
46. A representation of a group or category that shares similar characteristics
originality
hypothalamus
stress prone
concept
47. Norms that indicate where in the distribution a score lies
NT possibility thinkers
standardization
sternberg
hippocampus
48. Solver determines what measure would make the solution come faster; you discover studying gives you good grades
means end analysis
functional fixedness
ENFJ
hypothalamus
49. A set of steps that - if followed correctly - will eventually solve the problem
emotional quotient
gardner
validy
algorithm
50. 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
problem solving
thinker
reliability
flexibility