Ebbinghaus memorized several lists of 13 nonsense syllables and then tested his memory after various delays. How long did it take him to forget half of what he had memorized?

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Ebbinghaus found that he forgot about half of what he had memorized after about an hour, illustrating the rapid initial decline in memory retention, followed by a more gradual forgetting curve.

Ebbinghaus Memorized Several Lists of 13 Nonsense Syllables and Then