According to Ebbinghaus's research on memory, savings is a function of
A) word familiarity.
B) sensory modality.
C) elapsed time.
D) reaction time.

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Ebbinghaus's research on memory found that savings (the difference between the number of repetitions required to learn material originally and the number required to relearn it later) was a function of elapsed time, meaning that the longer the elapsed time, the greater the savings. Word familiarity, sensory modality, and reaction time were not found to be significant factors in savings.

According to Ebbinghaus's Research on Memory, Savings Is a Function