Ebbinghaus investigated the time course of forgetting.The best description of the typical pattern of forgetting that Ebbinghaus found would be:
A)a gradual early loss followed by a rapid decline
B)a slow, steady increase in memory
C)a constant, steady decline in memory
D)a rapid early loss followed by a more gradual decline

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Ebbinghaus found that forgetting occurred rapidly in the first few hours after learning new information, followed by a more gradual decline thereafter. This is known as the "forgetting curve." Thus, choice D ("a rapid early loss followed by a more gradual decline") is the best description of the typical pattern of forgetting that Ebbinghaus found.

Ebbinghaus Investigated the Time Course of Forgetting