Gender Difference on Retention of Similar and Dissimilar Pairs of Cognitive Competency among High School Students

Abstract

Memory is an innate process that complements changes in the cognitive competencies and functionality of the individual but research among student was very few. The gender gap has been found in neurocognitive functioning including memory. The aim of the study was to find out the gender difference on neurocognitive functioning especially in verbal retention for similar and dissimilar pairs among high school students. Following random sampling technique, a total of 200 Mizo high school students (100 males and 100 females) in the age range of 16-17 years were recruited from Rural and Urban area of Mizoram employing the PGI-Memory Scale Constructed (Pershad, 1977). The findings revealed that female students scored higher on both verbal retention for similar pairs and verbal retention for dissimilar pairs than male students, and the two memories have positive significant relationship. The results of the study illustrated the gender difference on neurocognitive functioning which can suggest that the need of a separate psychological intervention for the two genders.