Ebbinghaus Used Nonsense Syllables in His List-Learning Experiments Primarily Because

question 5

Multiple Choice

Ebbinghaus used nonsense syllables in his list-learning experiments primarily because

• A)they were relatively free from prior associations
• B)they were difficult to learn
• C)they were all three letters long
• D)he needed a supply of hundreds of different list items

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