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- Title
Differences in Men's and Women's Knowledge of and Memory for Names.
- Authors
Porter, Benjamin A.; Kennison, Shelia M.
- Abstract
The research investigated men's and women's knowledge of and memory for proper first names (e.g., David and Mary). We hypothesized that because of differences in daily experiences, men and women would have different knowledge of gender-specific proper names (e.g., David and Mary) and would perform differently in tasks requiring gender-specific names to be recalled. The results of two studies supported these hypotheses. In Study 1, men and women were instructed to generate from memory as many male and female names as possible. The results showed that men generated more male names than female names, and women generated more female names than male names. In Study 2, an additional group of men and women recalled short lists of gender-specific proper names. The results showed that men recalled more male names than female names, and women recalled more female names than male names.
- Subjects
MENTAL discipline; MEMORIZATION; PERSEVERATION (Psychology); MEMORY; GENDER spectrum; NAMES; SEX differences (Biology); PRIMARY sex characteristics; BINARY gender system
- Publication
North American Journal of Psychology, 2010, Vol 12, Issue 3, p433
- ISSN
1527-7143
- Publication type
Article