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Fluid vs. Crystallized intelligence
In the intelligence field, there is a distinction between:
- "fluid" intelligence (indexed by tests of abstract reasoning and pattern detection);
- "crystallized" intelligence (indexed by measures of vocabulary and general knowledge).
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