Furthermore, a conclusion on whether males or females have better short term memory will be determined upon the results of this experiment. It is hypothesized, that females have better short term memory then males. This research will explore the differences on how much males versus females can memorize using a digit span assessment. A digit span assessment is a test …show more content…
The concept of short term memory is known for items that are remembered for a short period of time. When trying to recall information, it has been said that women were capable of memorizing more information than men when it came to family relationships. Researchers have sought to determine if women have an advantage for recall of communication with others (Horgan, Stein, Southworth, and Swarbrick, 2012). In which this case, it has resulted that women were able to retain more information regarding family then men since women, since family had more meaning to