To measure forgetting, Ebbinghaus used the .
A)relearning method
B)extinction
C)free recall
D)prompted recall

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Ebbinghaus used the relearning method to measure forgetting by studying how many repetitions it took to learn a list of nonsense syllables and then testing how many repetitions were needed to relearn the list after a delay. The difference between the number of repetitions needed for initial learning and relearning served as a measure of forgetting.

To Measure Forgetting, Ebbinghaus Used the