Research with expert and novice chess players by Chase and Simon revealed that experts were able to accurately recall the placement of more chess pieces than novices after a 5-second glance when
A)the pieces were arranged meaningfully
B)the experts were allowed to use maintenance rehearsal
C)the experts were allowed to use elaborative rehearsal
D)the pieces were arranged randomly

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Chase and Simon's research found that expert chess players could recall the placement of chess pieces more accurately than novices when the pieces were arranged in a way that made sense within the context of a real chess game. This is because experts have a wealth of experience and patterns (chunks of knowledge) to draw upon, which helps them organize and remember the information more effectively. Random arrangements do not provide the same memory advantage because they do not align with the experts' stored patterns.

Research with Expert and Novice Chess Players by Chase and Simon