Ebbinghaus' Research Suggested That Memory for Meaningless Information Is Forgotten

question 80

Multiple Choice

Ebbinghaus' research suggested that memory for meaningless information is forgotten

• A) very gradually over several days.
• B) very gradually for several hours and then at a very rapid rate.
• C) very rapidly in the first few hours after learning.
• D) immediately.

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Definitions:

Tendency To Catastrophize

The inclination to view or present a situation as considerably worse than it actually is.

Magnification

The cognitive distortion of exaggerating or minimizing the importance or size of events.

Phantom Limb Pain

A phenomenon where individuals experience sensations, often pain, in a limb that has been amputated.

Missing Limb

The absence of an arm or leg, often due to amputation or congenital conditions.