Question

__________ is known for his use of nonsense syllables in his experiments on forgetting.

a. Sigmund Freud
b. Jean Piaget
c. Herman Ebbinghaus
d. Harry Bahrick

Answer 1

The correct answer is letter C.

Herman Ebbinghaus was a German psychologist who was one of the first to study memory. In his research, he would use associations that were called "nonsense syllables". which is a consonant-vowel-consonant combination in which the consonant is not repeated and the syllable doesn't have prior meaning.

Answer 2

It would be "c. Herman Ebbinghaus" who is known for his use of nonsense syllables in his experiments on forgetting, since he felt that these registered differently in the brain.