Research by Chi with child chess experts and adult chess novices has shown that
A) knowledge within a particular area does not influence memory performance.
B) adults' memories are better than children's even when children have expert knowledge in a particular area.
C) knowledge in a particular area organizes and gives meaning to new information.
D) child chess experts could not remember more chess pieces than adult chess novices.

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Chi's research suggests that expertise in a particular area leads to more organized and meaningful encoding of new information. This means that knowledge within a particular area does influence memory performance, contrary to option A. The research does not suggest that adult memories are inherently better than children's, as option B implies. Additionally, the research found that child chess experts were able to remember more chess pieces than adult chess novices, disqualifying option D.

Research by Chi with Child Chess Experts and Adult Chess