In studying memory, Ebbinghaus was concerned that his data would be affected by the fact that he was more familiar with some words than others. He avoided this problem by using:A) real words that were familiar but very short. B) real words that were unfamiliar to him. C) three-letter nonsense words. D) strings of digits.

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Ariel Murphy

10 July, 09:04

In studying memory, Ebbinghaus was concerned that his data would be affected by the fact that he was more familiar with some words than others. He avoided this problem by using:A) real words that were familiar but very short. B) real words that were unfamiliar to him. C) three-letter nonsense words. D) strings of digits.

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Julie Larson · Answer 1

C) three-letter nonsense words

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Ebbinghaus explained in his theory of memory and forgetting, that the memory of a person decreases over time if it is un-learned. He believed that a person starts losing his or her memory in a matter of days or weeks unless it is being revised. He found that a person forgets more frequently just after learning rather than recalling it over time. He used non-sense syllables in his memory research because he was interested in understanding how memories were formed. So, he decided to take pure material, uncontaminated by previous learning.