Citation

Nelson TO. J. Exp. Psychol. Learn. Mem. Cogn. 1985; 11(3): 472-479.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1985, American Psychological Association)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

3160812

Abstract

The focus here is on Ebbinghaus's sole measure of retention: savings during relearning. The article is divided into four sections: (a) the historical perspective surrounding Ebbinghaus's use of savings and relearning (including a fundamental difference between Ebbinghaus's conception of memory and that of his contemporaries such as William James), (b) potential problems with savings as a measure of retention, (c) recent findings based on savings and relearning, and (d) applications of savings and relearning.

Language: en