Chi Compared the Memories of 10-Year-Old Chess Buffs with College-Age

question 92

Multiple Choice

Chi compared the memories of 10-year-old chess buffs with college-age chess novices and found that:

• A) the college students were more accurate in all areas.
• B) the college students used spatially oriented memory strategies.
• C) performance for chess arrangements was the same for both groups.
• D) the 10-year-olds were more accurate at remembering chess arrangements.

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Definitions:

Sensory Register

The initial storage of memory for a very brief time after an event.

Initial Impression

The first and immediate perception or judgment formed about someone or something.

Working Memory

Information being actively processed by rehearsal systems.

Sensory Memory

The memory of an event that is recorded by sensory neurons that lasts for a very brief time after the event ends.