When Chi Compared the Performance of Child Chess Experts and Adult

question 104

Multiple Choice

When Chi compared the performance of child chess experts and adult chess novices on a task involving memory for the layout of chess pieces on a chessboard, she found that the children

• A) outperformed the adults because the children were very bright and had exceptional memories.
• B) performed as well as the adults, suggesting that knowledge can compensate for memory limitations.
• C) performed as well as the adults when there were fewer than eight pieces on the chessboard.
• D) outperformed the adults because their knowledge base contributed to memory performance.

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