To minimize meaningfulness in his stimuli and the problem of prior associations, Ebbinghaus invented

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Ebbinghaus invented nonsense syllables to minimize meaningfulness in his stimuli and the problem of prior associations. These syllables, typically consisting of two consonants with a vowel in between (e.g., DAX, BOK), were designed to be devoid of meaning so that his studies on memory and learning would not be influenced by the participants' previous experiences or associations with real words.

To Minimize Meaningfulness in His Stimuli and the Problem of Prior