At Least Under Certain Circumstances, an Expert Chess Player Can

question 33

Multiple Choice

At least under certain circumstances, an expert chess player can memorize the positions of chess pieces on a board more rapidly and more accurately than a beginning chess player can. Why?

• A) Only people with a superior memory can ever progress far enough to become expert chess players.
• B) Practice at playing chess improves people's memory, not just in chess but in other regards as well.
• C) Expert chess players learn to recognize familiar patterns that often occur in chess games.
• D) Beginning chess players quickly become discouraged and do not even try to memorize the positions.