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

question 71

Multiple Choice

An expert chess player and a beginner both look at a picture of chess pieces arranged on a chessboard as they might appear during a well-played game. Then both try to draw the picture from memory. Which one (if either) will probably do better, and why?

• A) The expert will remember better because of a greater ability to recognize familiar patterns on the board.
• B) The expert will remember better because of superior overall memory.
• C) The beginner will remember better because the expert will be hampered by the effects of retroactive interference.
• D) Both will remember about equally well because the patterns are equally familiar.

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