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information entity > measure > saving method

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saving method  

Definition

  • Method developed by Hermann Ebbinghaus (1885), consisting in comparing the relearning of a material with its initial learning.

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Bibliographic citation(s)

  • • Ebbinghaus, H. (1885/1913). Memory: A contribution to experimental psychology. Columbia University.

    • Document type: empirical study

    • Access: closed

  • • Ebbinghaus, H. (1885/2010). La mémoire : recherches de psychologie experimentale (trad. S. Nicolas). L'harmattan.

    • Document type: empirical study

    • Access: closed

  • • Murre, J. M. J., & Chessa, A. G. (2023). Why Ebbinghaus’ savings method from 1885 is a very ‘pure’ measure of memory performance. Psychonomic Bulletin & Review, 30(1), 303‑307. https://doi.org/10.3758/s13423-022-02172-3

    • Document type: literature review

    • Access: open

    • Dataset reference: Murre, J. M. J. (2022, June 16). Savings is a “pure” measure of memory. https://doi.org/10.17605/OSF.IO/XTFND
  • • Nelson, T. O. (1985). Ebbinghaus’s contribution to the measurement of retention: Savings during relearning. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition, 11(3), 472–479. https://doi.org/10.1037/0278-7393.11.3.472

    • Document type: historical study

    , literature review

    • Access: closed

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  • Frank Arnould

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