An Expert Chess Player and a Beginner Both Look at a Picture

question 28

Multiple Choice

An expert chess player and a beginner both look at a picture of chess pieces arranged on a board in a random manner. Then they try to draw that position from memory. Which one (if either) will remember better, and why?

• A) The expert will remember better, because of a greater ability to remember unfamiliar patterns.
• B) The expert will remember better, because of a greater overall ability to memorize.
• C) The beginner will remember better, because the expert will be hampered by the effects of retroactive interference.
• D) The two will remember about equally well, because the pattern is unfamiliar to both.

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