Short- and long-term memory and age in a traditional tribe (Dani of Papua) and a modern population (Poland)

Autor:	Agnieszka Sabiniewicz, Maciej Karwowski, Piotr Sorokowski, Corinna E. Löckenhoff, Barbara Borkowska
Rok vydání:	2020
Předmět:	education.field_of_study Long-term memory Reading (computer) 05 social sciences Population Behavioural sciences 050109 social psychology Moderation Developmental psychology Argument 0502 economics and business Tribe 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences Animal Science and Zoology Contemporary society 050207 economics education Psychology Ecology Evolution Behavior and Systematics
Zdroj:	acta ethologica. 23:135-142
ISSN:	1437-9546 0873-9749
DOI:	10.1007/s10211-020-00348-5
Popis:	The different environmental conditions in which people live might challenge memory in different ways. Moreover, the frequency of usage can be a source of improvement of both short- and long-term memory. The aim of our study was to investigate the effects of environmental differences on short- and long-term memory in a traditional versus a contemporary population (Dani of Papua, n = 62; Polish, n = 134). We found that both short- and long-term memory varied in the two populations, living in totally distinct surroundings. However, there were no age differences between Polish and Dani participants in either short- or long-term memory tasks, indicating that culture was not a significant moderator of the memory differences between populations. The differences in short- and long-term memory between the two populations are consistent with the argument that short-term memory plays a more significant role in contemporary societies because of technical developments, the electronic revolution, and reading ability. The lack of an age difference appears to support the assumption that it is age, not culture, that plays a crucial role in the memory performance.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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