Hermann Ebbinghaus is famous in cognitive psychology for discovering the:
AForgetting Curve and the Spacing Effect
BClassical Conditioning principle
CHierarchy of Needs
DCognitive Dissonance model
Explanation
Ebbinghaus used nonsense syllables on himself to plot the rapid rate of memory loss over time (The Forgetting Curve).
Exam Relevance
- Topic: Cognitive Psychology
- Subtopic: Memory
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