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The "Saving method" developed by Ebbinghaus to measure memory performance was an early form of measuring ________________?

Correct answer: C. implicit memory

  • A. encoding specificity
  • B. semantic memory
  • C. implicit memory
  • D. deductive reasoning

Explanation

Ebbinghaus’s savings method measured retained learning through faster relearning, even when a person could not freely recall the material, making it an early analogue of implicit-memory measurement. It does not measure deductive reasoning or specifically encoding specificity.

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