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