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What did later memory researchers learn that Ebbinghaus did not know?
Heritability
A statistical estimate of the proportion of the total variance in some trait that is attributable to genetic differences among individuals within a group.
Factor Analysis
A statistical method for analyzing the intercorrelations among various measures or test scores; clusters of measures or scores that are highly correlated are assumed to measure the same underlying trait or ability (factor).
Congruence
The degree to which things align or match up, often used in psychology to describe the alignment between an individual's self-concept and their experiences.
Libido
In psychoanalysis, the psychic energy that fuels the life or sexual instincts of the id.
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