Multiple Choice
Why did Ebbinghaus use meaningless nonsense syllables to study memory?
A) He wanted a pure measure of memory unaffected by prior knowledge.
B) He wanted a novel measure of memory that no one had used before.
C) He wanted stimuli that could be pronounced and were equivalent in length.
D) He wanted a measure that could be applied to speakers of different languages.
Correct Answer:
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