Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason R
Assertion A: Older, more experienced individuals can sometimes outperform younger ones on cognitive tasks ranging from scientific research to chess.
Reason R: Fluid intelligence seems to increase slowly with age but crystallized intelligence decreases.
In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below
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Remember: Fluid = Flowing/Flexible (declines with age, starting in your $20$s); Crystallized = Solid/Hardened knowledge (grows stronger and accumulates with age).