By learning a series of nonsense syllables and repeatedly testing his memory for them, Hermann Ebbinghause demonstrated that most of the "action" in forgetting occurs quickly after the event. That effect is known as
A)the forgetting effect
B) the forgetting curve
C) the decay response
D) the interference curve

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Hermann Ebbinghaus's research on memory and forgetting led to the discovery of the forgetting curve, which shows that memory loss occurs rapidly over the first few days after learning and then levels off.

By Learning a Series of Nonsense Syllables and Repeatedly Testing