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Which Gender Has Better Memory?

Grade Level: 6th - 7th; Type: Behavioral Science

Objective:

Students will discover whether there are any differences in the way men and women remember things.

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Subject

Social studies

Materials:

Find a memory test online (like this one or this one) or create your own memory test based on those models.
At least 10 male and 10 female test subjects
Timer/watch
Pen and paper for notes

Additional Materials

CHART

	Average # of Correct Answers	Notes
MALE
FEMALE

Terms/Concepts: Memory; Sensory memory; Short term memory; Long term memory; Gender • Brain

References

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memory
http://health.howstuffworks.com/human-body/systems/nervous-system/human-memory.htm
Fivush, Robyn and Neisser, Ulric (1994). The remembering self: Construction and accuracy in the self-narrative. New York: Cambridge University Press.

Author: Sofia PC

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