Which Statement BEST Describes the Results of Ebbinghaus's Work on Forgetting

question 21

Multiple Choice

Which statement BEST describes the results of Ebbinghaus's work on forgetting?

• A)Beginning immediately, a person will slowly forget what he has learned at a relatively constant rate.
• B)The person will remember what he learned pretty well for a day or two, but then he'll begin rapidly forgetting the material.
• C)The person will forget most of it right away, and he'll keep on forgetting more of it, although at a slower rate.
• D)Forgetting starts out slowly and then speeds up as time passes.

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Definitions:

Carl Jung

A Swiss psychiatrist and psychoanalyst who founded analytical psychology, known for his concepts of the collective unconscious, archetypes, and psychological types.

Unconditional Positive Regard

A concept in client-centered therapy proposing that the therapist accepts and supports the client regardless of what the client says or does, fostering an environment of judgment-free support.

Carl Rogers

An influential American psychologist and one of the founders of the humanistic approach to psychology, best known for developing client-centered therapy.

Collective Unconscious

A concept introduced by Carl Jung, referring to the part of the unconscious mind that is shared among beings of the same species containing archetypes and universal symbols.