You are invited to take part in a study by a researcher trying to replicate the work of Hermann Ebbinghaus. What might this researcher ask you to do?
A) "Write down all the words you can remember."
B) "Read this poem and then interpret its meaning."
C) "Listen to me: BEC, DAX, FER, KOJ; now repeat what I said..
D) "Listen to these sounds and write down words that come to mind..
E) "Look at these inkblots and tell me what you see in them."

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The researcher is trying to replicate the work of Hermann Ebbinghaus, who studied memory. Ebbinghaus's work involved memorizing lists of nonsense syllables, so the researcher would likely ask you to do something similar, such as memorizing a list of nonsense syllables and then recalling them.

You Are Invited to Take Part in a Study by a Researcher