A Study Conducted by William Chase and Herbert Simon (1973)

question 259

Multiple Choice

A study conducted by William Chase and Herbert Simon (1973) demonstrated that experts had superior recall than novices for the placement of chess pieces when the pieces were placed meaningfully on the board. However, this difference disappeared when the pieces were placed randomly, explaining the concept of _____________.

• A)proactive and retroactive interference
• B)maintenance and elaborative rehearsal
• C)visuospatial and auditory working memory
• D)schemas and chunking

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