What Does Ebbinghaus' Forgetting Curve Demonstrate About the Way People

question 226

Multiple Choice

What does Ebbinghaus' forgetting curve demonstrate about the way people forget material over time?

• A)People forget information at a constant rate.
• B)At first, people forget very little of what they have learned, but as time passes, the rate of forgetting accelerates.
• C)Most forgetting happens immediately after people learn material; the rate of forgetting slows down as time goes by.
• D)People forget information at a variable and unpredictable rate as time passes.

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