# Spacing effect The spacing effect, discovered by [[Hermann Ebbinghaus]], shows that learning is more effective we the study sessions are spaced out. It shows that more information is stored in long-term memory when the study sessions are not too close to each other. From Wikipedia: "In a study conducted by Cepeda et al. (2006) participants who used spaced practice on memory tasks outperformed those using massed practice in 259 out of 271 cases.". ## References - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spacing_effect ## Related - [[Spaced repetition]] - [[Learning curve]]