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 an American high schooler, it may mean the ability to score well on standardized tests of academic achievement and aptitude. 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.
Ans: A) the ability to use the resources provided by one's environment.
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