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






2. 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






3. 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






4. A set of cognitive abilities






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






6. Using problem solving methods that have worked in the past instead of formulating new ones (same football plays - no new ones)






7. Generating a large number of possible solutions






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






9. The ability to think about thinking






10. Below average mental functioning






11. The ability to produce valued outcomes in a novel way






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






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






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






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






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






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






18. Consistency of measurement






19. 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






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






21. Step two: generating hypothesis






22. 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






23. 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






24. 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






25. 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






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






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






28. The ratio of mental age to actual age times 100; measures your intellectual acheivement






29. Seeing unique or different solutions to a problem






30. 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 -






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






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






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






34. Relay center - sensory information and motor functions






35. 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






36. Mentally retarded in some areas and gifted in others






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






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






39. A representation of a group or category that shares similar characteristics






40. Accumulated knowlege (memory)






41. 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






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






43. 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






44. Asseses what the test actually measures






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






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






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






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






49. 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






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