Hermann Ebbinghaus was an early memory researcher. Summarize his research findings. Be sure to include his participant population, stimuli, and method, as well as what he learned about forgetting
What will be an ideal response?
* Ebbinghaus, himself, memorized lists of nonsense syllables to determine how associations were formed.
* Ebbinghaus found the memory for learned material is best right after the initial learning session and decreases with the passage of time.
* This phenomenon is called the curve of forgetting.
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Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
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