What does the Forgetting Curve tell you about the amount of information you may forget if you do not think about that information within twenty-four hours of listening?

Question

Your recall will drop by fifteen to twenty percent.

Your recall will remain the same as when you left the lecture.

Your recall will drop by ninety-nine percent.

Your recall will drop by fifty to eighty percent.

Answer 1

The Forgetting Curve, developed by Hermann Ebbinghaus, indicates that information retention declines rapidly after learning if not actively reinforced. Research suggests that if you do not think about or review the information within twenty-four hours after listening, your recall may drop by fifty to eighty percent. Therefore, the correct answer is:

Your recall will drop by fifty to eighty percent.