One of your friends asks you the unlikely question "What is intelligence?" Based on your reading of the text,what would be your response?
A) A multifaceted construct that is primarily determined by the environment and, in general, includes a person's ability to appropriately and effectively care for himself or herself and interact with others.
B) An unobservable trait whose meaning researchers have failed to agree on and consequently has no real relevance in understanding human behavior.
C) A multifaceted construct influenced by heredity and environment that, in general, includes abilities related to problem solving and to verbal and social competence.
D) Intelligence has not been meaningfully defined because there is absolutely no consensus on the human abilities that reflect intelligent behavior.

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The text suggests that intelligence is a multifaceted construct influenced by both heredity and environment, and includes abilities related to problem solving, verbal competence, and social competence. This aligns with choice C. The other options either do not accurately reflect the text's insights on intelligence or offer overly pessimistic views on the topic.

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