Research on forgetting began in the 1880s with Herman Ebbinghaus, who found that recall shows a steady decline over time. This decline is now termed as Ebbinghaus's:

A. forgetting curve.
B. serial position effect.
C. connection between memory and the amygdala.
D. neurological basis for forgetting.

Answer: A

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