When developmentalists considered fluid and crystallized intelligence to determine if intelligence continues to grow, slow, or decline with age, what did they discovered?
A. Fluid intelligence does decline; however, crystallized intelligence holds steady and can improve.
B. Crystallized intelligence does decline; however, fluid intelligence holds steady and can improve.
C. Both fluid and crystallized intelligence decline with age.
D. Both fluid and crystallized intelligence improve with age.
Answer: A
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