AGE AND GENDER AS FACTORS IN VISUAL PHOTOGRAPHIC MEMORY

Abstract

Exploring the role of gender and age in visual photographic memory were
the objectives of the present study. A sample of 60 boys and 60 girls, aged
between 11 to 16 years, participated in the current study. Results indicated that
boys outperformed girls in visual photographic memory task. Age also found to
be a significant variable. Significant mean differences have been observed among
the respondents of 13, 14, 15, and 16 year with 11 year; 12 with 16; 13, 14, 15 with
only 11 and finally 16 with age 11 and 12. Results revealed that there exists a
significant mean difference between age 11 and 16. Findings also showed that
visual memory increases with increasing age. But the rate of development is not
same through all the years.