This experiment involved differentiating which gender had better memory. The objective states that each student will participate in the data collection process by summarizing the gender and memory experiment, and be able to record and analyze the results of the administered tests. The purpose of the experiment was to investigate if there is a gender difference in memory. Memory is the ability to recall information from past events or experiences in the brain. Different types of memory include working memory and long term memory. Working memory is the short term storage of information that is being actively processed; while long term memory is virtually unlimited, that can hold information for long periods of time. This experiment demonstrates
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Since women have this ability, I believe that they will have a higher score for remembering visual pictures. Also, women use more elaborate and emotional language. Due to this characteristic, women will be able to understand emotional details in a story. Thus these characteristics of women are a factor to my hypothesis. This experiment was conducted at Florida SouthWestern State College in a Human Growth and Development class. The class of college students was divided by their gender. There were a total of 4 males and 33 females in the class. There was one group of males and one group of females. The students received five different memory tests. These include two visual-spatial memory tests, two word recall memory tests and one story recall memory test. The two visual-spatial tests showed symbols across a screen. The students had to remember the shapes and draw what they remembered. Also, the word recall tests used a list of 12 words that are similar in meaning. The students had to write down as many words as possible that they could recall. The first test included words in a category of sleeping, such as bed and the second included sports, such as a basket. The story recall memory …show more content…
Before the experiment was conducted, I inferred that males would score much lower than females on word recall. However, they did score low, but with very little difference. Males also scored higher on visual-spatial tests than females. I felt that women would have scored higher due to their abilities to memorize objects and locations. However, men have spatial abilities that were shown in the tests conducted. I was unclear of how effective their abilities were until the results were conducted. I enjoyed being a part of the experiment. As a participant and a student, I saw both aspects of being a participant and a researcher. Receiving both aspects has improved my understanding of the experiment and the concepts of gender and memory. The main difference that I saw between the tests was the strategies for memorizing. During the word-recall and visual-spatial tests, I tried to picture the words and shapes in my head after they were taken away. While with the story recall, I listened closely to the little details. I noticed that these strategies were essential to remember the aspects of each test. I feel that biological aspects are the most dominate contributor to gender differences when it comes to memory. Biologically, there are some differences of male and female that play a role in how well they can perform. For example, men have spatial abilities and a larger brain, while women have memory for locations and objects. There are few
Since women have this ability, I believe that they will have a higher score for remembering visual pictures. Also, women use more elaborate and emotional language. Due to this characteristic, women will be able to understand emotional details in a story. Thus these characteristics of women are a factor to my hypothesis. This experiment was conducted at Florida SouthWestern State College in a Human Growth and Development class. The class of college students was divided by their gender. There were a total of 4 males and 33 females in the class. There was one group of males and one group of females. The students received five different memory tests. These include two visual-spatial memory tests, two word recall memory tests and one story recall memory test. The two visual-spatial tests showed symbols across a screen. The students had to remember the shapes and draw what they remembered. Also, the word recall tests used a list of 12 words that are similar in meaning. The students had to write down as many words as possible that they could recall. The first test included words in a category of sleeping, such as bed and the second included sports, such as a basket. The story recall memory …show more content…
Before the experiment was conducted, I inferred that males would score much lower than females on word recall. However, they did score low, but with very little difference. Males also scored higher on visual-spatial tests than females. I felt that women would have scored higher due to their abilities to memorize objects and locations. However, men have spatial abilities that were shown in the tests conducted. I was unclear of how effective their abilities were until the results were conducted. I enjoyed being a part of the experiment. As a participant and a student, I saw both aspects of being a participant and a researcher. Receiving both aspects has improved my understanding of the experiment and the concepts of gender and memory. The main difference that I saw between the tests was the strategies for memorizing. During the word-recall and visual-spatial tests, I tried to picture the words and shapes in my head after they were taken away. While with the story recall, I listened closely to the little details. I noticed that these strategies were essential to remember the aspects of each test. I feel that biological aspects are the most dominate contributor to gender differences when it comes to memory. Biologically, there are some differences of male and female that play a role in how well they can perform. For example, men have spatial abilities and a larger brain, while women have memory for locations and objects. There are few