Ebbinghaus Investigated the Time Course of Forgetting

question 152

Multiple Choice

Ebbinghaus investigated the time course of forgetting.The best description of the typical pattern of forgetting that Ebbinghaus found would be:

• A)a gradual early loss followed by a rapid decline
• B)a slow, steady increase in memory
• C)a constant, steady decline in memory
• D)a rapid early loss followed by a more gradual decline

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Definitions:

Resocialization

The process by which individuals learn new norms, values, attitudes, and behaviors to adapt to a new social role or environment.

Initiation Rites

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Freud

Sigmund Freud was an Austrian neurologist and the founder of psychoanalysis, a clinical method for treating psychopathology through dialogue between a patient and a psychoanalyst.

Ego

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