Older adults outperformed younger adults in their responses to New York Times crossword puzzles. The superior performance of these older adults best illustrates the value of?

Crystallized intelligence

Explanation:

The psychologist Raymond Cattell was the first to propose the concepts of the types of intelligence in the sixties. Crystallized intelligence is the set of skills, strategies, and knowledge that constitute the degree of cognitive development achieved through a person's learning history. The potential for intellectual development with which we are born (also called historical fluid intelligence) will achieve a greater or lesser level depending on the educational experiences that occur during life.