Ebbinghaus found that memorizing familiar words required much less effort than memorizing nonsense syllables.This best illustrates the advantage of
A) the spacing effect.
B) implicit memory.
C) acronyms.
D) semantic processing.

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Semantic processing involves the meaningful encoding of information, such as when we remember familiar words based on their meaning. This explanation best fits Ebbinghaus' findings that familiar words were easier to memorize than nonsense syllables.

Ebbinghaus Found That Memorizing Familiar Words Required Much Less Effort