Ebbinghaus Found That Memorizing Familiar Words Required Much Less Effort

question 66

Multiple Choice

Ebbinghaus found that memorizing familiar words required much less effort than memorizing nonsense syllables.This best illustrates the advantage of

• A) the spacing effect.
• B) implicit memory.
• C) acronyms.
• D) semantic processing.

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Definitions:

Southern Manifesto

A document written in 1956 that repudiated the Supreme Court decision in Brown v. Board of Education and supported the campaign against racial integration in public places.

Great Society

Term coined by President Lyndon B. Johnson in his 1965 State of the Union address, in which he proposed legislation to address problems of voting rights, poverty, diseases, education, immigration, and the environment.

Health Care

The organized provision of medical services to individuals or communities to maintain or improve health, including preventive, curative, and palliative interventions.

Urban Development

The planning and building of cities, including infrastructure and residential areas, to accommodate population growth and improve living conditions.