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Fluid and Crystallized Intelligence

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Fluid intelligence is reasoning with novel problems; crystallized intelligence is accumulated knowledge and skill.

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Fluid ability declines gradually across adulthood while crystallized ability holds or rises.

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The two decline differently, so a single overall score obscures what is actually changing with age.