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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. Shifting with ease from one type of problem solving strategy to another






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






3. 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






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






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






6. 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






7. 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






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






9. 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






10. 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






11. 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






12. Measurement of inter/intra personal skills






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






14. 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






15. A set of cognitive abilities






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






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






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






19. Brain's overriding function






20. 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






21. 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 -






22. Mentally retarded in some areas and gifted in others






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






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






25. Accumulated knowlege (memory)






26. Seeing unique or different solutions to a problem






27. Relay center - sensory information and motor functions






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






29. Asseses what the test actually measures






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






31. Consistency of measurement






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






33. Ability to gain knowledge and solve problems






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






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






36. Generating a large number of possible solutions






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






38. Step two: generating hypothesis






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






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






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. 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






43. 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






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






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






46. Below average mental functioning






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






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






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






50. 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