Tim works in an engineering department. Even though they are sometimes envious, his coworkers enjoy watching him work because he comes up with unusual and often unlikely solutions to problems that are very clever and usually work. Tim has a high level of
- flexibility.
- originality.
- coordination.
- number facility.
- problem sensitivity.
Originality refers to the ability to develop clever and novel ways to solve problems and is important in a wide variety of occupations.
Personality: The structures and propensities inside a person that explain his or her characteristic patterns of thought, emotion, and behavior. Personality reflects what people are like and creates their social reputation.
Gracie was recently hired by a detective agency after rounds of pre-employment testing and interviews. The pre-employment testing showed that she had a high ability to gather information regarding crimes, filter out unwanted information, and draw the right conclusions to strengthen her case. We can say that the pre-employment tests revealed that Gracie is good at
- verbal comprehension.
- quantitative reasoning.
- inductive reasoning.
- spatial reasoning.
- visualization.
Inductive reasoning refers to the ability to consider several specific pieces of information and then reach a more general conclusion regarding how those pieces are related. Inductive reasoning is required of police detectives and crime scene investigators who must consider things like tire tracks, blood splatter patterns, fibers, and fingerprints to reach conclusions about perpetrators of crimes and causes of death.
Ability: Relatively stable capabilities of people for performing a particular range of related activities.
The job of a parole board primarily involves making decisions by applying rules to an applicant's case and then deciding whether or not the individual should be granted parole. This process uses the parole board members' ability in the area of ________ reasoning.
- syllogistic
- deductive
- inductive
- spatial
- verbal
Deductive reasoning refers to the use of general rules to solve problems. The job of a parole board requires deductive reasoning because it centers on making decisions by applying the rules of law to make decisions.
Ability: Relatively stable capabilities of people for performing a particular range of related activities.
Employatech, an employment research and consulting firm, completed a job analysis revealing that the primary skill required of applicants for a particular job is the ability to make effective decisions based on a presented set of facts. The skill being identified by the job analysis is ________ reasoning.
- spatial
- inductive
- deductive
- quantitative
- hypothetical
Deductive reasoning, which involves the use of general rules to solve problems, is important in any job in which people are presented with a set of facts that need to be applied to make effective decisions.
Job Analysis: A process by which an organization determines requirements of specific jobs.
Using general rules to solve problems is referred to as ________ reasoning.
- probabilistic
- quantitative
- deductive
- inductive
- spatial
Deductive reasoning refers to the use of general rules to solve problems. It is important in any job in which people are presented with a set of facts that need to be applied to make effective decisions.
Reasoning Ability: A diverse set of abilities associated with sensing and solving problems using insight, rules, and logic.
Whenever Marie has a plan, she runs her idea past James first. James always seems to be able to see potential problems with an idea before they happen. James has a high level of
- mathematical reasoning.
- problem sensitivity.
- perceptual speed.
- visualization.
- originality.
Problem sensitivity is the ability to sense that there is a problem right now or likely to be one in the near future.
Which of these refers to the capability to do simple math operations?
- response orientation
- number facility
- problem sensitivity
- originality
- perceptual speed
Number facility is the capability to do simple math operations (adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing).
Ability: Relatively stable capabilities of people for performing a particular range of related activities.
Actuaries for major insurance companies have to choose and apply formulas to solve problems related to risk and the premiums. Which of the following abilities is required?
- mathematical reasoning
- inductive reasoning
- dynamic strength
- emotional ability
- perceptual speed
Mathematical reasoning refers to the ability to choose and apply formulas to solve problems that involve numbers.
Reasoning Ability: A diverse set of abilities associated with sensing and solving problems using insight, rules, and logic.
Number facility and mathematical reasoning are components of ________ ability.
- verbal
- reasoning
- emotional
- perceptual
- quantitative
Quantitative ability comprises number facility and mathematical reasoning. Number facility refers to the ability required in performing basic math operations quickly and correctly. Mathematical reasoning refers to selecting the right method or formula to solve a problem.
Quantitative Ability: Capabilities associated with doing basic mathematical operations and selecting and applying formulas to solve mathematical problems.
The students of Chestnut Tree Prep always earned low grades in mathematics. The administration looked into the matter and found out that although the handouts given by the teacher were extremely good, the teacher was unable to convey the steps and procedures involved in lectures and discussions. The teacher demonstrated
- low ability in written expression and high ability in oral expression.
- high ability in written expression and low ability in oral expression.
- low ability in written comprehension and high ability in oral comprehension.
- high ability in written comprehension and low ability in oral comprehension.
- high ability in written comprehension and high ability in oral comprehension.
Oral expression refers to the ability to communicate ideas by speaking and written expression refers to the ability to communicate ideas in writing. Although it might seem that these abilities should be highly related, this is not necessarily so. In the scenario presented, the poor performance of the students can be attributed to the fact that the teacher had high ability in terms of written expression but low ability in terms of oral expression.
A group of friends decided to start their own custom clothing firm with the resources and abilities they have. Steven is really good at applying formulas to solve complex problems that involve numbers. Bobby excels at combining specific data into general conclusions. Richie is able to study stock market data and predict how the market fluctuations will affect an industry. These people believe that they can build a great future, and they are working hard toward their goals. From the information provided, Richie can be described as having a high degree of
- originality.
- visualization.
- spatial orientation.
- response orientation.
- speed and flexibility of closure.
Speed and flexibility of closure is the ability to make sense of information and find patterns. Richie has the ability to perceive, understand, recall, and analyze past stock market data.
Flexibility: The ability to bend, stretch, twist, or reach.
A group of friends decided to start their own custom clothing firm with the resources and abilities they have. Steven is really good at applying formulas to solve complex problems that involve numbers. Bobby excels at combining specific data into general conclusions. Richie is able to study stock market data and predict how the market fluctuations will affect an industry. These people believe that they can build a great future, and they are working hard toward their goals. From the information given, it can be concluded that Bobby has a high ability in the area of
- mathematical reasoning.
- verbal comprehension.
- inductive reasoning.
- perceptual speed.
- spatial reasoning.
Inductive reasoning involves combining specific information to form general conclusions. Bobby has the ability to consider several specific pieces of information and then reach a more general conclusion regarding how those pieces are related reflecting his high degree of inductive reasoning ability.
A group of friends decided to start their own custom clothing firm with the resources and abilities they have. Steven is really good at applying formulas to solve complex problems that involve numbers. Bobby excels at combining specific data into general conclusions. Richie is able to study stock market data and predict how the market fluctuations will affect an industry. These people believe that they can build a great future, and they are working hard toward their goals. From the information given, it can be concluded that Steven has high ability in the area of
- mathematical reasoning.
- response orientation.
- inductive reasoning.
- problem sensitivity.
- number facility.
Mathematical reasoning is the ability to select the right method or formula to solve a problem.
The two main types of spatial ability are spatial orientation and
- originality.
- flexibility of closure.
- perceptual speed.
- visualization.
- coordination.
The two main types of spatial ability are spatial orientation and visualization. Spatial orientation refers to a good understanding of where one is relative to other things in the environment. Visualization is the ability to imagine how separate things will look if they were put together in a particular way.
Socialization: The primary process by which employees learn the social knowledge that enables them to understand and adapt to the organization’s culture.
Written expression is the ability to understand written words and sentences.
Written comprehension is the ability to understand written words and sentences.