Ebbinghaus' research suggested that memory for meaningless information is forgotten
A) very gradually over several days.
B) very gradually for several hours and then at a very rapid rate.
C) very rapidly in the first few hours after learning.
D) immediately.

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Ebbinghaus' research on memory and forgetting showed that information is forgotten very rapidly shortly after learning, especially if it is meaningless, with a significant amount of forgetting occurring within the first few hours.

Ebbinghaus' Research Suggested That Memory for Meaningless Information Is Forgotten