Evaluating Forgetting Curves
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A new method is described for determining the effect of original learning (or any other variable) on forgetting. The major question is, How much forgetting time is required for memory performance to fall from any given level to some lower level? If this time is the same for different degrees of original learning, then forgetting is not affected by degree of original learning. If this time is greater for higher degrees of original learning, then forgetting is slower with higher original learning. Application of the method to a variety of forgetting data indicated that forgetting is slower for higher degrees of original learning.
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