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Intelligence Vocab
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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. 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
hierarchies
problem solving
metacognition
spontaneous
2. Ability to gain knowledge and solve problems
hippocampus
creating subgoals
fluid
validy
3. 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
spontaneous
ISTJ
flexibility
prototype
4. Estimating probability based on preexisting prototypes rather than evidence (a tall guy is probably a basketball player)
representativeness heuristic
thalamus
standardization
NF possibility thinkers
5. Want closure - they want to get things settled and wrapped up work comes before play - more decisive - list makers
dichotomize continuum
amygdala
judging
thinker
6. 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
NF possibility thinkers
style flex
prototype
creativity
7. Pay attention to what sensors tell them - facts - literal - detail oriented - sequence - down to earth - no nonsense - practical - accuracy - strong work ethic
gardner
amygdala
sensor
confirmation bias
8. Every generations IQ increases by 20 points due to nutrition - faster pace of life - schooling - etc.
fluid
feeler
the flynn effect
ISTJ
9. Below average mental functioning
mental retardation
creativity
intelligence
production
10. Starts with solution and works backward; you decide you want to be a doctor - you then take the steps to get there
cerebellum
divergent thinking
working backward
hippocampus
11. 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
working backward
sensor
hippocampus
algorithm
12. 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
crystallized
standardization
perceptive
concept
13. The ability to produce valued outcomes in a novel way
ISTJ
creativity
preparation
originality
14. 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
thalamus
heuristic
savants and prodigies
sternberg
15. Asseses what the test actually measures
gardner
ISTJ
concept
validy
16. Complex problems are broken into smaller mini problems which act as stepping stones to get to the overall goal
perceptive
hypothalamus
sternberg
creating subgoals
17. Accumulated knowlege (memory)
1-1-1-4 Principle
crystallized
algorithm
ENFJ
18. You remember things that present an emotional response - process information into long term memory - colors your experiences - emotions - fear
prototype
evaluation
amygdala
heuristic
19. A set of cognitive abilities
intelligence
savants and prodigies
cerebellum
working backward
20. 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
sensor
standardization
convergant thinking
stress prone
21. Relay center - sensory information and motor functions
emotional quotient
means end analysis
thalamus
sternberg
22. Brain's overriding function
stress prone
problem solving
emotional quotient
survival
23. The feel good theory; 8 different intelligences; accepted among educators
gardner
dichotomize continuum
algorithm
production
24. A set of steps that - if followed correctly - will eventually solve the problem
algorithm
dichotomize continuum
the flynn effect
concept
25. 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
cerebellum
introvert
thinker
means end analysis
26. 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
sternberg
gardner
spontaneous
27. Solver determines what measure would make the solution come faster; you discover studying gives you good grades
algorithm
savants and prodigies
means end analysis
standardization
28. Tendency to seek out information that confirms preexisting beliefs; seeing only your solution in all evidence (racist says blacks cause all problems)
confirmation bias
problem solving
production
fluency
29. Consistency of measurement
1-1-1-4 Principle
the flynn effect
judging
reliability
30. Either 2 of a continuum...'either this or that'
reliability
fluency
cerebellum
dichotomize continuum
31. 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
introvert
extrovert
hierarchies
production
32. Seeing unique or different solutions to a problem
dichotomize continuum
originality
fluid
divergent thinking
33. A representation of a group or category that shares similar characteristics
dichotomize continuum
concept
intuitive
validy
34. Under the thalamus - smaller than an almond - metabolic processes - homeostasis - thirst - hunger - circadian rhythms - sex drive
judging
hypothalamus
heuristic
thinker
35. Measurement of inter/intra personal skills
emotional quotient
means end analysis
evaluation
hierarchies
36. Step one: lays groundwork; defines goal - identifies facts - etc.
preparation
sternberg
functional fixedness
style flex
37. Drawing conclusions based on most available/remembered information (after reading about the holocaust all day - you think its the most important event in history)
ENFJ
availability heuristic
originality
intelligence
38. Narrowing down a list of alternatives to a single answer (SATS - IQ tests - etc.)
mental sets
intelligence quotient
cognition
convergant thinking
39. The mental activities involved in aquiring - storing - retrieving - and using knowledge
creativity
divergent thinking
convergant thinking
cognition
40. Step three: asks wether generated solutions solved the problem
functional fixedness
hierarchies
emotional quotient
evaluation
41. The ability to think about thinking
metacognition
dichotomize continuum
flexibility
availability heuristic
42. Decide issues on what is important to them or others - logicality not a requirement - struggle with decisions - people oriented - sympathetic - tactful - appreciative - people pleasers
feeler
heuristic
1-1-1-4 Principle
metacognition
43. 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
preparation
NT possibility thinkers
fluency
dichotomize continuum
44. Tendency to think of an object of only functioning in one way (two pencils - no ruler)
algorithm
functional fixedness
ENFJ
mental retardation
45. Specific concepts are grouped as subcategories into broader concepts (example: dog-->animals)
hierarchies
metacognition
means end analysis
style flex
46. 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
ENFJ
preparation
working backward
hierarchies
47. 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
intelligence quotient
concept
dichotomize continuum
cerebellum
48. The ratio of mental age to actual age times 100; measures your intellectual acheivement
intelligence quotient
introvert
heuristic
NF possibility thinkers
49. Come at information from different perspectives after 1 day - 1 week - 1 month and 4 months in order to remember it
1-1-1-4 Principle
extrovert
thinker
working backward
50. Using problem solving methods that have worked in the past instead of formulating new ones (same football plays - no new ones)
algorithm
mental sets
working backward
divergent thinking