The Ebbinghaus curve shows that:
A)we remember less than half of what we've heard after an hour and about one-fourth after a week.
B)we are capable of recalling two-thirds of the information we receive on the day after receiving the information.
C)we remember more than two-thirds of the information we receive after an hour, about a half after a day, and about a third after a week.
D)we cannot remember half of what we hear after an hour, they can remember about a two-third after one day of receiving the information.

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The Ebbinghaus curve states that we tend to forget a large portion of information quickly after learning it. Specifically, we remember less than half of what we've heard after an hour and about one-fourth after a week. Option B is incorrect as it overestimates our memory capacity after one day. Option C and D also have incorrect information about the exact percentages of information that we remember.

The Ebbinghaus Curve Shows That