The Famous Ebbinghaus Forgetting Curve Indicates That How Well We

question 59

Multiple Choice

The famous Ebbinghaus forgetting curve indicates that how well we remember information depends on

• A) how long ago we learned that information.
• B) the nature of our mood during encoding and retrieval.
• C) whether the information is part of our implicit or explicit memory.
• D) whether the information was forcibly repressed.

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