HERMANN EBBINGHAUS

LIFE

• January 24, 1850 — February 26, 1909
• Got his degree in1873
• Worked at the university of berlin
• Wrote two published papers
• Died age 59 from pneumonia

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LEARNING CURVE

• Herman studied memory in people
• He designed the learning curve
• And the forgetting curve
• Showed that the first day of study
• Is the most important

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EBBINGHAUS ILLUSION

• This illusion tricks the mind to
• Think the left ball is smaller
• This illusion is used in tests
• To learn about perceptive
• Pathways