Ebbinghaus

--Ebbinghaus (1850-1909)

"Psychology has a long past but a short history"

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Ebbinghaus Illusion

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Serial Position Effect

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Total TimeHYPOTHESIS

The Forgetting Curve: Verbal Material

Figure 2.2. Retention of a skill analogous to flying an aeroplane after delays ranging from

9 months to two years (Fleishman & Parker, 1962). After the initial trial, performance is

virtually back at the original level of skill.

The Forgetting Curve: Motor Material

Four different training schedules for learning new typing skills

(Baddeley & Longman, 1978)

Distributed Practice

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