Do experts have exceptionally large short-term memory stores?
a. No, they have more knowledge about their area of study and can chunk more information in short-term memory.
b. Yes, their expertise develops larger short-term memory stores.
c. No, all of their thinking reverts to long-term memory stores, bypassing short-term memory.
d. Yes, due to genetic advantages from birth.
Ans: A
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