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A technique for studying memory by measuring the amount of time or the number of trials required to learn a certain amount of information or a certain skill and then determining how much less time or how many fewer trials are required to relearn the material or skill to the same standard after a period of forgetting, the reduction providing an index of the extent of the original learning.
Subjects:Science and technology — Psychology
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method of savings <i>n.</i>
in A Dictionary of Psychology(3)Length: 73 words
