At Middle Age, One Can Expect

question 248

Multiple Choice

At middle age, one can expect

• A)both crystallized and fluid intelligences to decline rapidly.
• B)both crystallized and fluid intelligences to increase with a slight decline in both with advanced age.
• C)fluid intelligence to slowly decline and crystallized intelligence to increase or decline very little.
• D)crystallized intelligence to decline rapidly and fluid intelligence to increase or decline very little.

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