Ebbinghaus
Britishnoun
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And Ebbinghaus was deliberately trying to remember those nonsense syllables.
From Salon • Dec. 1, 2022
In 1885, the German psychologist Hermann Ebbinghaus sketched the spacing effect’s first outlines through a self-experiment that involved memorizing and forgetting mind-numbingly long lists of nonsensical syllables.
From Washington Post • Nov. 27, 2020
Many were placed in tombs, which may explain why they endured, Ebbinghaus said.
From Washington Times • Sep. 2, 2018
“Recalcitrant, stupid, uninhibited,” said Ebbinghaus, acknowledging her native Germany gave the world Oktoberfest.
From Washington Times • Sep. 2, 2018
Ebbinghaus now systematically studied the number of readings-over which were necessary to revive the unhesitating recollection of the piece after five minutes, half an hour, an hour, a day, a week, a month, had elapsed.
From Talks To Teachers On Psychology; And To Students On Some Of Life's Ideals by James, William
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