Ebbinghaus used nonsense syllables to study memory because __________.
A) he wanted to study memory in its pure form
B) he did not have other people to test
C) they are easy to create in German
D) he wanted an experimentally clean way to assess prior knowledge

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Ebbinghaus used nonsense syllables to study memory because he wanted to study memory in its pure form, without the interference of prior knowledge or associations with real words.

Ebbinghaus Used Nonsense Syllables to Study Memory Because __________