Does the Average Person See a Distinction Between Wisdom, Intelligence

Multiple Choice

Does the average person see a distinction between wisdom, intelligence, creativity, and sheer fame? When researchers asked people to nominate historic and contemporary exemplars of these characteristics they found that the answer to this question was

A) no, because most people perceive wisdom, intelligence, creativity, and sheer fame as essentially the same thing.
B) no, because people distinguished between wisdom and sheer fame, but wisdom, intelligence, and creativity overlapped extensively.
C) yes, because people could only think of few wise nominees, but thought of many nominees for intelligence, creativity, and sheer fame.
D) yes, because there was a low degree of overlap in the people nominated for wisdom, intelligence, creativity, and sheer fame.