Ebbinghaus Used Nonsense Syllables in His Experiments on Memory Because

question 167

Multiple Choice

Ebbinghaus used nonsense syllables in his experiments on memory because nonsense syllables are

• A) highly interesting to most people.
• B) immune to the von Restorff effect.
• C) unfamiliar.
• D) easier to remember than real words.

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