Sample Power Point

The Differing Memories of Men

and Women

Abstract

Our experiment tested whether women tend to remember smaller, detailed objects and if men tend to remember larger, simpler objects

Subjects looked at an “I SPY” picture for 1 minute, recalled 10 objects from memory

Data was mixed and inconclusive

Introduction

Women more likely to remember/recall speech filled memories than men (Ely, 2008)

Women outperformed men in remembering locations and details of objects (University of Warwick, 2007)

Men better at abstract tasks, such as reading a map (University of Warwick, 2007)

Men have “selective memories” while women tend to remember most everything

Hypothesis

If women and men were shown a picture of a mixture of simple and detailed objects, then women would remember the more detailed objects while men would remember the simpler objects.

Results will show when women and men’s memory does differ by the objects recalled from memory after looking at the picture

Procedure

10 males and 10 females selected to look at an “I SPY” picture

Each subject looked for 1 minute

After 1 minute, subject recalled from memory 10 objects from the picture

Data was collected and compared

“I SPY” Picture

Discussion

Our data was very mixed and did not turn out as specific as we hypothesized

Both men and women tended to remember smaller, detailed objects and larger, simpler objects

Data was inconclusive and was not able to prove our hypothesis

Errors

The “I SPY” picture was very “busy” and full, making it very distracting and could have changed the data

Next time use more pictures with less objects on them (less distracting for participants)

Also, ask subjects to describe what they saw instead of recall 10 objects

Bibliography Fusion, J. (n.d.). Difference Between Boys & Girls Memory. In eHow.com. Retrieved November 6, 2009,

from http://www.ehow.com/about_5244222_difference-between-boys-girls-memory.html

Geiger, J. F., & Litwiller, R. M. (2005, March). Spatial working memory and gender differences in Science. In Journal of Instructional Psychology. Retrieved November 6, 2009, from BNET website: http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0FCG/is_1_32/ai_n13670706/

Kline, K. (2008, February 21). Psychologists Explore Possibility Of Gender Differences In Memory, Findings Favor Females. In Association for Psychological Science. Retrieved November 6, 2009, from Medical News Today website: http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/98144.php

Sex Differences In Memory: Women Better Than Men At Remembering Everyday Events. (2008, February 21). Science News. Retrieved November 13, 2009, from Science Daily website: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/02/080220104244.htm

Sexual Orientation Affects How We Navigate And Recall Lost Objects, According To Study. (2007, May 23). Science News. Retrieved November 14, 2009, from Science Daily website: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/05/070523081208.htm

Women Remember Appearances Better than Men, study finds. (2004, April 26).Ohio State Research News. Retrieved November 6, 2009, from The Ohio State University Research News website: http://researchnews.osu.edu/archive/gendiff.htm

Women's memories are more speech-filled than men's . (2008, May 19). British Psychology Society Research Digest Blog. Retrieved November 6, 2009, from British Psychology Society website: http://bps-research-digest.blogspot.com/2008/05/womens-memories-are-more-speech-filled.html