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Ebbinghaus - Verbal Learning Experiments

- Provided a foundation for later investigations in cognition.
- Ushered in new era of interest in the study of learning (Hernstein & Boring (1965) as cited in Driscoll, 2000, p. 18)
- Associationism - ideas become connected through experience; higher frequency -> stronger bond; therefore, learning should be predictable based on the number of times a given association is repeatedly experienced (Ebbinghaus [1885] 1913, as cited in Driscoll 2000, p. 18)
- Provided experimental verification of some obvious facts about memory
- The Forgetting Curve (Driscoll 2000, p. 19)
- Note: forgetting of other learned experiences may follow different curve (e.g. personally traumatic events) (Bourne et al 1986 as cited in Driscoll 2000, p. 19)
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