Ebbinghaus found that he could remember ________ of a list of nonsense syllables an hour after learning the list perfectly, ________ a day later, and ________ a week later.
A) a small amount; more; even more
B) about half; fewer; even fewer
C) almost all; almost all; hardly any
D) about half; about half; about half

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Ebbinghaus's forgetting curve shows that memory retention decreases over time, with about half remembered after an hour, fewer after a day, and even fewer after a week.

Ebbinghaus Found That He Could Remember ________ of a List