Ebbinghaus Found That ________

question 19

Multiple Choice

Ebbinghaus found that ________.

• A) the rate of forgetting increased after the first few hours
• B) forgetting occurred at a steady and even pace
• C) the rate of forgetting was slow during the first few hours, increased during the period of 6 to 12 hours after learning, then decreased again after 12 hours
• D) the longer he waited to relearn a list of words, the more time it took for the relearning to occur.

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