Expert Chess Players Can Automatically Recognize 50,000 to 100,000 Patterns

question 173

Multiple Choice

Expert chess players can automatically recognize 50,000 to 100,000 patterns, a level of skill that takes about _____ to build up, which is about the same length of time as it takes to develop many other kinds of expertise.

• A)eleven months
• B)two years
• C)five years
• D)ten years

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Definitions:

Sensory Capacities

The ability of an organism to process and respond to sensory information received from the environment.

Cognitive Abilities

Mental capabilities that include reasoning, problem-solving, planning, abstract thinking, complex idea comprehension, learning quickly, and learning from experience.

Control Of Movement

The regulation and coordination of muscle activity to produce motions.

Longitudinal Study

A research design that involves repeated observations of the same variables (e.g., people) over short or long periods of time.