Ebbinghaus found that memorizing familiar words required much less effort than memorizing nonsense syllables. This best illustrates the advantage of

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Ebbinghaus found that familiar words are easier to memorize because they can be processed semantically, meaning that the person is able to connect the word to their existing knowledge and experiences. In contrast, nonsense syllables have no meaning and require more effort to process and memorize. Therefore, this illustrates the advantage of semantic processing (choice D) over less meaningful processing. The spacing effect (choice A) refers to the fact that spaced out learning and practice sessions lead to better long-term retention, but this is not the explanation for Ebbinghaus' findings. Implicit memory (choice B) refers to the type of memory that occurs without conscious awareness or intentional encoding, but this is not specifically relevant to Ebbinghaus' research. Finally, source amnesia (choice C) refers to forgetting the appropriate source of a memory, and this is not relevant to Ebbinghaus' findings either.

Ebbinghaus Found That Memorizing Familiar Words Required Much Less Effort