According to earlier cross-sectional studies of age-related changes in intelligence, scores on which of the following tests would be most likely to decline the LEAST with age?
A) vocabulary
B) figural relations
C) overall intelligence
D) inductive reasoning

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Vocabulary is considered a crystallized intelligence task, meaning it relies on previously acquired knowledge and is less likely to decline with age compared to fluid intelligence tasks such as inductive reasoning or figural relations. Overall intelligence is a broad construct that encompasses both crystallized and fluid intelligence, so it may show some decline with age.

According to Earlier Cross-Sectional Studies of Age-Related Changes in Intelligence