Forgetting curve
Curva del olvido
- Date
- 1885 · confidence high
- Place
- Berlin, Germany
- Credited to
- Hermann Ebbinghaus
- Field
- Life & health
What was discovered
An experimental model measuring the decline of memory retention over time, showing that newly learned information is halved within days or weeks unless it is reviewed.
Obtained by Hermann Ebbinghaus from self-experiments memorizing nonsense syllables.
What it led to
- Spaced-repetition study techniques
- Experimental foundations of memory psychology
Made possible
- Spaced repetition