You Have Learned a List of 20 Nonsense Syllables

question 34

Multiple Choice

You have learned a list of 20 nonsense syllables.You are tested at 20 minutes,1 hour,10 hours,and 24 hours.If you fit Hermann Ebbinghaus's forgetting curve you will

• A) remember approximately the same number of syllables at 10 hours and 24 hours.
• B) have perfect recall only when tested at 20 minutes and 1 hour.
• C) forget the largest number of syllables between 1 hour and 10 hours.
• D) not remember any of the syllables after 24 hours.

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