Societal expectations affect the way people interpret intelligence. for example, in western cultures, fluid intelligence is particularly valued. which of the following most accurately characterizes fluid intelligence?
a. wisdom: knowledge and experience accumulated by the individual
b. ability to count money and perform other financial operations
c. intuition: ability to predict or knowing without the use of rational processes
d. ability to form concepts, think abstractly, and apply knowledge to new situations

D

Explanation:

Fluid intelligence is the capability to think rationally and logically to solve problems in new and unexpected situations which is independent of previous knowledge.

fluid intelligence involves think abstractly and identify the pattern and extrapolate the finding to derive logic from it.

For example when you encounter a new problem that is independent of your acquired knowledge then fluid intelligence comes in to play.  

first, the romans stayed isolated because they had to defend their own territories from neighboring cities that were harassing them, like the etruscans. second, once the romans managed to defeat their neighbors, and started to expand their territory, they started to build roads and bridges. finally, now that the romans have covered their territory with roads functioning as highways, they could mobilize their legions faster to assemble larger military units in a specific place.