Ebbinghaus found that information is forgotten
A) more rapidly as time goes by.
B) gradually at first, then with increasing speed.
C) quickly at first, then tapers off gradually.
D) most quickly one day after learning.
Answer: C
Rationale: Ebbinghaus created his famous "forgetting curve" based on his experiments with memorizing nonsense syllables. The curve showed that most forgetting occurs right away, and that the rate of forgetting eventually slows to the point where one does not seem to forget at all.
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