Which of the following statements best describes the forgetting function that Ebbinghaus discovered?

A: Material is forgotten relatively rapidly at first, and then the rate of forgetting slows down.
B: Material is forgotten at a relatively slow rate at first, and then the rate of forgetting speeds up.
C: Material is forgotten at a relatively constant rate once it has been learned.
D: Nothing is ever really forgotten

Not all members of the radio audience of orson welles' war of the worlds broadcast panicked immediately. indeed, some didn't panic until they looked out of the window and saw empty streets; others didn't panic until they saw streets full of traffic. it was after checking out the situation that these citizens decided that the martians had indeed invaded earth. this example illustrates that contagion can result when people look to others for the interpretation of ambiguous situations . can result when cultural norms reinforce people's most likely responses. occurs primarily because humans are by nature irrational creatures. is especially likely when people are motivated to make independent decisions.