Harper repeated a long list of unrelated words over and over until he felt he could remember all of them. If Harper is periodically asked to state all the words from memory, at what point after he completes the initial memorizing task will he forget half of the words?

A. About 45 minutes
B. About 10 minutes
C. About 3 hours
D. About 12 hours


Answer: A

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