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March 4, 2026Neuropsychology0 citationsOpen Access

Sex differences and gender bias on memory tests in older adults.

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KLKirsty LuJNJennifer M. NicholasRSRebecca E Street

Key Points

  • The study aims to investigate how sex differences and gender bias affect memory performance in older adults.
  • Conducted a memory test using the FNAME-12 scale.
  • Assessed memory recall differences between male and female stimuli.
  • Followed participants over approximately 2.5 years.
  • Male stimuli were recalled better than female stimuli.
  • The gender bias in memory recall remained consistent over time.

Abstract

We observed a gender bias on FNAME-12-particularly among male participants-where male stimuli were better remembered than female stimuli. This bias showed some consistency over ∼2.5 years. Sex differences on memory tests require careful interpretation, as they may be partially explained by gender-related bias in the learning and recall of test content. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2026 APA, all rights reserved).

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Lu et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69a7cd6ed48f933b5eed9d27https://doi.org/10.1037/neu0001055
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