Crystallized intelligence consists of
A)the capacity for deductive reasoning.
B)cognitive skills and specific knowledge learned over a lifetime.
C)the ability to use new information to solve problems.
D)inherited predispositions to process information.

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Crystallized intelligence is based on knowledge and experience accumulated over time, so the best choice is B that refers to cognitive skills and specific knowledge learned over a lifetime. The other choices (A, C, and D) are related to other types of intelligence (fluid intelligence, adaptive intelligence, and genetic factors), not crystallized intelligence.

Crystallized Intelligence Consists of