Chase and Simon (1973)performed a Classic Investigation of Memory for Pieces

question 23

Multiple Choice

Chase and Simon (1973) performed a classic investigation of memory for pieces on a chessboard,comparing experts and novices on their ability to quickly apprehend and later remember chess piece configurations as set up on a chessboard.They compared situations in which the pieces were in a random configuration to situations in which the pieces were in a game configuration.What did they find?

• A)Experts remembered the pieces and their arrangement better regardless of their configuration.
• B)Experts remembered the pieces and arrangements better,but only in the game configuration condition.
• C)Experts remembered the pieces and arrangements better,but only in the random configuration condition.
• D)Novices actually remembered the pieces better in the game configuration condition.

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