Jenny Participated in a Psychology Experiment Where She Had to Study

question 46

Multiple Choice

Jenny participated in a psychology experiment where she had to study lists of hundreds of nonsense syllables, such as BIM and KAG. After a few days, how much information would Jenny be expected to remember if her memory is consistent with Ebbinghaus' forgetting curve?

• A) Jenny should remember most of the nonsense syllables she studied.
• B) Jenny will misremember most of the nonsense syllables and create false memories.
• C) Jenny will remember about 25 percent of the words she studied and forget the rest.
• D) Jenny will probably not remember many nonsense syllables at all until she tries to relearn them.