Brian's car was not running smoothly. The car would occasionally lose power or stall out. Brian thought about the possible solutions: changing the ignition wires, putting an additive in the gas tank, or taking his car to a mechanic and letting the mechanic figure out the problem. Brian decided that he would try putting an additive in the gas tank first to see if that corrected the problem. Which one of Sternberg's intelligences was Brian MOST likely using?
A)naturalist intelligence
B)creative intelligence
C)analytic intelligence
D)logical-mathematical intelligence

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Brian was using creative intelligence by coming up with a novel solution (putting an additive in the gas tank) to solve the problem with his car before considering other options. This demonstrates creativity in problem-solving.

Brian's Car Was Not Running Smoothly