LSAT 130 – Section 4 – Question 06

LSAT 130 - Section 4 - Question 06

September 2009

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Choices		 Curve Question
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PT130 S4 Q06
+LR
Most strongly supported +MSS
A
0%
151
B
1%
153
C
2%
153
D
96%
164
E
1%
152
128
136
144
 +Easier 146.168 +SubsectionMedium

Beginners typically decide each chess move by considering the consequences. Expert players, in contrast, primarily use pattern-recognition techniques. That is, such a player recognizes having been in a similar position before and makes a decision based on information recalled about the consequences of moves chosen on that prior occasion.

Summary
Beginner chess players decide each move by considering the consequences. In contrast, expert chess players primarily use pattern recognition. For example, expert chess players recognize having been in a similar position before and decide each move based on information recalled about the consequences of that move on a prior occasion.

Strongly Supported Conclusions
Expert chess players primarily rely on their memory when playing chess.

A
Beginning chess players are better at thinking through the consequences of chess moves than experts are.
This answer is unsupported. The stimulus only compares beginner and expert chess players in terms of their techniques. The stimulus does not suggest that either player is better.
B
A beginning chess player should use pattern-recognition techniques when deciding what move to make.
This answer is unsupported. The stimulus does not offer a judgment as to what beginner chess players should do.
C
One’s chess skills will improve only if one learns to use pattern-recognition techniques.
This answer is unsupported. We don’y know from the stimulus whether pattern recognition is a necessary condition for improving chess skills.
D
In playing chess, an expert player relies crucially on his or her memory.
This answer is strongly supported. An expert is relying crucially on his or her memory when they primarily decide their next moved based on information recalled about that move’s consequences.
E
Any chess player who played other games that require pattern-recognition skills would thereby improve his or her chess skills.
This answer is unsupported. We don’t know from the stimulus whether any other activity requiring pattern recognition skills would help a chess player improve their chess skills.

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