In the Introduction to Its Discussion of Intelligence,your Text Suggests

question 3

Multiple Choice

In the introduction to its discussion of intelligence,your text suggests that conceptions of intelligence vary cross-culturally.To the Trukese of the South Pacific,for example,intelligence may mean the ability to navigate on the open water without technological assistance; to a Westerner,traveling along the most direct and quickest route by using a sextant and other navigational tools is likely to represent the most "intelligent" kind of behavior.Nevertheless,one element of the understanding of intelligence that is consistent across culture is:

• A)the ability to use the resources provided by one's environment.
• B)the ability to understand and relate to others.
• C)to think rationally; that is,with one's head rather than one's heart.
• D)to solve abstract,complex problems.

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Definitions:

Compound-complex Sentence

A sentence type that combines at least two independent clauses and one or more dependent clauses.

Main Clause

The part of a sentence that contains a subject and a verb and expresses a complete thought.

Subordinate Clauses

Clauses that cannot stand alone as a sentence because they do not express a complete thought.

Abstract Words

Words that represent concepts or ideas that cannot be directly perceived by the senses, such as "freedom" or "happiness."