Chi (1978) did a very interesting study in which she asked 10-year-old children who were chess experts to remember the position of chess pieces on the board. How did they do?
a. as well as college students who were chess novices
b. as well as college students who were chess experts
c. not nearly as well as adults in general, chess experts or novices
d. better than college students who were chess novices
Answer: D
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a) higher-order conditioning; stronger b) generalization; weaker c) spontaneous recovery; weaker d) generalization; stronger
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