The ability to reason abstractly is characterized by which type of intelligence?

A. Fetal, germinal, embryonic:Incorrect order; germinal is first.
B. Embryonic, fetal, germinal:Incorrect; germinal precedes embryonic.
C. Fetal, embryonic, germinal:Incorrect; fetal is last.
D. Germinal, embryonic, fetal:development proceeds germinal (conception → ~2 weeks), embryonic (~3-8 weeks), then fetal (9 weeks → birth).
E. Germinal, fetal, embryonic:Incorrect sequence; embryonic comes before fetal.

A. Verbal comprehension peaks when people are in their sixties:Verbal comprehension (a crystallized ability) tends to remain stable or peak later in adulthood (often middle to late adulthood), so this statement is plausible but slightly imprecise in exact timing.
B. Inductive reasoning begins to show serious declines when people are in their forties:Inductive reasoning is a fluid ability that typically shows age-related decline earlier than crystallized skills; “serious declines” may vary, but declines often begin in middle adulthood.
C. Perceptual speed begins to decline when people are in their forties:perceptual speed (a fluid processing measure) is among the earliest cognitive abilities to show age-related decline and is commonly observed to drop by middle adulthood (noticeable by the 40s).
D. The capacity to perform simple arithmetic functions does not show declines until people are in their forties:Simple arithmetic (often supported by crystallized knowledge) is typically maintained longer than fluid speed, so this statement is less accurate as phrased.
E. Verbal memory shows little drop in capacity until people are well into their eighties:Verbal memory can show declines earlier (in later middle age and old age), so claiming little drop until the 80s overstates stability.