As people over sixty-five years old grow older,their crystallized intelligence will ____and their fluid intelligence will ____.
A) increase; increase
B) increase; decrease
C) decrease; increase
D) decrease; decrease

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Crystallized intelligence, which involves skills that depend on accumulated knowledge and experience, tends to increase or remain stable with age. Fluid intelligence, which involves the ability to think logically and solve problems in novel situations, independent of acquired knowledge, tends to decrease with age.

As People Over Sixty-Five Years Old Grow Older,their Crystallized Intelligence