Perceptual automaticity in expert chess players: parallel encoding of chess relations.

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Author	Charness, Neil
Copyright Year	2001
Abstract	A check detection task in a 5 x 5 section of the chessboard, containing a King and one or two potential checking pieces was employed. The checking status (i.e., the presence or absence of a check) and the number of attackers (one or two) were manipulated. It was found that the reaction time cost for adding a distractor was differentially greater in no trials than yes trials for novice, but not for expert, chess players. In addition, we contrasted standard check detection trials with trials in which one of two attackers was cued (colored red) and the task was to determine the checking status of the cued attacker while ignoring the other attacker. We documented a Stroop-like interference effect on trials in which a cued nonchecking attacker appeared together with an attacker that was checking (i.e., incongruent). These findings suggest automatic and parallel encoding procedures for chess relations in experts.
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PubMed reference number	11700901v1
Volume Number	8
Issue Number	3
Journal	Psychonomic bulletin & review
Language	English
Access Restriction	Open
Subject Keyword	Checking (action) Document completion status - Documented
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Resource Type	Article