In studying memory, Ebbinghaus was concerned that his data would be affected by the fact that he was more familiar with some words than others. He avoided this problem by using:
A) real words that were familiar but very short.
B) real words that were unfamiliar to him.
C) three-letter nonsense words.
D) strings of digits.

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Ebbinghaus used three-letter nonsense words to ensure that his familiarity with the words would not affect his memory experiments, creating a controlled and unbiased environment to study pure memorization.

In Studying Memory, Ebbinghaus Was Concerned That His Data Would