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What was Hermann Ebbinghaus known for?
What was Hermann Ebbinghaus known for?
- Studying memory using scientific methods (correct)
- Using the forgetting curve to measure memory performance
- Measuring the spacing effect in learning trials
- Developing the concept of independent variables in experiments
What does the savings score measure according to Ebbinghaus?
What does the savings score measure according to Ebbinghaus?
- The time it takes to relearn information from past learning (correct)
- The efficiency of retaining information over time
- The decline of memory performance over time
- The spacing between study trials that leads to better retention
What does the forgetting curve show?
What does the forgetting curve show?
- The impact of independent variables on memory retention
- Learners forget most of what they learn without retention efforts (correct)
- Memory performance remains constant over time
- The relationship between spacing effect and forgetting
What is the spacing effect related to in learning trials according to the text?
What is the spacing effect related to in learning trials according to the text?