Ebbinghaus discovered that the rate at which we forget newly learned information is initially

A) slow and subsequently stays slow.
B) slow and subsequently speeds up.
C) rapid and subsequently stays rapid.
D) rapid and subsequently slows down.

Ebbinghaus

A psychologist who pioneered the experimental study of memory and is best known for his discovery of the forgetting curve and the spacing effect.

Forgetting Curve

A graphical representation of the decline in memory retention over time, showing how information is lost when there is no attempt to retain it.

Newly Learned Information

Knowledge or data that has been recently acquired through learning or education.