Ted was never a very good student in school. He found it very hard to sit still in English class and often skipped Math because he just couldn't understand the concepts. Ted dropped out of high school. Ted, however was an excellent auto mechanic. He learned the new diagnostic techniques for the expensive imported cars and opened his own small business. He reasoned that if he was good at something few others were good at he could make money. According to the textbook's definition of intelligence:
A. Ted is intelligent as he was smart enough to know what he couldn't do
B. Ted is intelligent as he can acquire knowledge, reason effectively, and adapt with the environment
C. Ted is not intelligent as he can not acquire knowledge, reason effectively, and adapt with the environment
D. Ted is not intelligent as academic performance is the best way to measure intelligence
B. Ted is intelligent as he can acquire knowledge, reason effectively, and adapt with the environment
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