Using Nonsense Syllables to Study Memory, Ebbinghaus Found That

question 22

Multiple Choice

Using nonsense syllables to study memory, Ebbinghaus found that

• A) our sensory memory capacity is essentially unlimited.
• B) short-term memory fades more rapidly than sensory memory.
• C) what is learned in one mood is most easily retrieved while in that same mood.
• D) the most rapid memory loss for new information occurs shortly after it is learned.

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