Ebbinghaus Found That He Could Remember ________ Percent of a List

question 127

Multiple Choice

Ebbinghaus found that he could remember ________ percent of a list of nonsense syllables an hour after learning the list perfectly, ________ percent a day later, and ________ percent a week later.

• A)10; 20; 30
• B)44; 35; 21
• C)99; 90; 10
• D)50; 49; 48

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Definitions:

P-value

A statistical measure that helps in determining the significance of the results obtained from a hypothesis test, indicating the probability of observing the results by chance.

Statistical Significance

A result is said to be statistically significant if the computed p-value is less than some prescribed number, usually 0.05.

Null Hypothesis

In statistical hypothesis testing, a statement suggesting that there is no significant difference or effect and that any observed difference is due to sampling or experimental error.

Small P-value

In statistical hypothesis testing, a small p-value indicates strong evidence against the null hypothesis, suggesting that the observed data is unlikely under the assumption of no effect or no difference.