Hermann Ebbinghaus was an early memory researcher. Summarize his research findings. Be sure to include his participant population, stimuli, and method, as well as what he learned about forgetting
What will be an ideal response?
* Ebbinghaus, himself, memorized lists of nonsense syllables to determine how associations were formed.
* Ebbinghaus found the memory for learned material is best right after the initial learning session and decreases with the passage of time.
* This phenomenon is called the curve of forgetting.
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an exception to the rule. somewhat unusual. in a substantial minority. in the majority.
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a. has strict criteria needed for making a diagnosis and has reduced the number of people who can be labeled with a disorder. b. is too resistant to change and too reluctant to add new diagnostic categories, even though today's concerns are far different from those from 1952. c. relies too much on empirical evidence and research findings rather than focusing on the person who is at the heart of the diagnostic process. d. is not called the "Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders and a Whole Bunch of Everyday Problems," yet the compilers keep adding everyday problems!