Research with expert and novice chess players by William Chase and Herbert Simon (1973) revealed that experts were able to accurately recall the placement of more chess pieces than novices after a 5-second glance when the ____________.
A)pieces were arranged meaningfully
B)experts were allowed to use maintenance rehearsal
C)pieces were arranged hierarchically
D)pieces were arranged randomly

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Experts in chess have a better ability to recall the placement of pieces when they are arranged in a way that makes sense within the context of a game, as they can utilize their understanding of common game patterns to remember the positions. Random arrangements do not provide these mnemonic aids, hence the advantage is seen with meaningful arrangements.

Research with Expert and Novice Chess Players by William Chase