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==History==

[[File:Ebbinghaus2.jpg|thumb|alt=Hermann Ebbinghaus|Hermann Ebbinghaus (1850-1909)]]

Encoding is still relatively new and unexplored but origins of encoding date back to age old philosophers such as [[Aristotle]] and [[Plato]]. A major figure in the history of encoding is [[Hermann Ebbinghaus]] (1850–1909). Ebbinghaus was a pioneer in the field of memory research. Using himself as a subject he studied how we learn and forget information by repeating a list of [[nonsense syllable]]s to the rhythm of a metronome until they were committed to his memory.<ref name="ebbingbook">Ebbinghaus, H. (1885). Memory: A Contribution to Experimental Psychology.</ref> These experiments leadled him to suggest the [[learning curve]].<ref name="ebbingbook" /> He used these relatively meaningless words so that prior associations between meaningful words would not influence learning. He found that lists that allowed associations to be made and semantic meaning was apparent were easier to recall. Ebbinghaus' results paved the way for experimental psychology in memory and other mental processes.

During the 1900s, further progress in memory research was made. [[Ivan Pavlov]] began research pertaining to [[classical conditioning]]. His research demonstrated the ability to create a semantic relationship between two unrelated items.