Gerald Is 75 Years Old and Finds That He Has

question 20

Multiple Choice

Gerald is 75 years old and finds that he has some difficulty with speedy decision-making, but he often surprises his grandchildren by relating a storehouse of facts from long-term memory. This ability to retrieve stored facts illustrates

• A)crystallized abilities.
• B)fluid abilities.
• C)scaffolding.
• D)intuition.

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