Research by Chi (1978) with child chess experts and adult chess novices has shown that

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Chi's research showed that knowledge in a particular area (such as chess) can organize and give meaning to new information, thus improving memory performance. This is seen in the child chess experts outperforming adult chess novices, despite having less overall experience with the game. Therefore, option C is the correct choice. Option A is not correct as having knowledge in a particular area does influence memory performance, as seen in Chi's research. Option B is not correct as Chi's research actually showed the opposite, with child chess experts outperforming adult chess novices. Option D is not correct as Chi's research found that child chess experts were able to remember more chess pieces than adult chess novices.

Research by Chi (1978) with Child Chess Experts and Adult