Sex differences in spatial memory: A reanalysis of block tapping long-term memory according to the short-term memory level
- 1 August 1991
- journal article
- Published by Springer Nature in The Italian Journal of Neurological Sciences
- Vol. 12 (4) , 461-466
- https://doi.org/10.1007/bf02335507
Abstract
This paper analyzes the spatial memory performance of 495 subjects. Both short-term and long-term memory have been analyzed by means of the Corsi blocktapping test. We provide separate norms for the learning of a supra-span sequence according to the level of spatial short-term memory. The long-term memory of males and females was compared in groups matched for spatial short-term memory, and the gender effect was never found to be significant. This finding is discussed in relation to the nature of sex differences in spatial abilities. Questa ricerca analizza la prestazione di 495 soggetti in compiti di memoria spaziale, studiando il comportamento al test di Corsi in prove di memoria a breve e a lungo termine. Vengono forniti dati normativi, distinti a seconda dello span di memoria a breve-termine, per l'apprendimento di una stringa standardizzata, maggiore dello span. E stata poi confrontata la memoria a lungo-termine di maschi e femmine in gruppi omogenei per il livello di memoria a breve-termine, e le differenze di sesso trovate in precedenza non sono più risultate significative. Questo dato viene discusso con riferimento alla natura delle differenze di sesso per le funzioni cognitive in compiti di tipo spaziale.Keywords
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