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On the basis of the familiar experience that that which is learned with difficulty is better retained, it would have been safe to prophesy such an effect from the greater number of repetitions.
Hermann Ebbinghaus
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On the basis of the familiar experience that that which is learned with difficulty is better retained, it would have been safe to prophesy such an effect from the greater number of repetitions. — Hermann Ebbinghaus

About Hermann Ebbinghaus

Hermann Ebbinghaus was a Psychologist from Kingdom of Prussia (1850–1909).

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This quote is attributed to Hermann Ebbinghaus, a Psychologist from Kingdom of Prussia.
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Hermann Ebbinghaus lived from 1850 – 1909.
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