Sex differences in verbal fluency among young adults

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Verbal fluency tasks have been used as tools to measure various cognitive processes, such as executive functions, memory, and language. Sex differences in verbal fluency performance have been mostly investigated in population studies. Little of this research has focused on young adults. The goal of this study was to assess the impact of sex and task category on word production and verbal strategies (i.e., cluster size and switches) in young adults. The phonemic (letter “k”, letter “f”) and semantic (animals, fruits, sharp objects) fluency measures were used. Men and women were compared in terms of the number of produced words and the use of verbal strategies (number of switches and mean cluster size controlled for produced words). Results revealed subtle sex differences in verbal fluency in young adults. Men performed slightly better in semantic fluency, producing more words, while there were no sex differences in verbal strategies. There were also no sex differences in word production and verbal strategies in the phonemic fluency tasks. Furthermore, there were differences in the number of produced words, mean cluster sizes, and switches between semantic tasks as well as between phonemic tasks. These results can be interpreted in the context of potential differences in mental lexicon and social roles. Moreover, our results suggest that assessment of verbal strategies and overall word production may be important in the context of sex differences in verbal fluency among young adults as well as in neuropsychological diagnosis.

Tytuł
Sex differences in verbal fluency among young adults
Twórca
Sokołowski Andrzej
Słowa kluczowe
verbal fluency; switching; clustering; sex differences; individual differences
Słowa kluczowe
fluencja werbalna; przełączanie; grupowanie; różnice płciowe; różnice indywidualne
Współtwórca
Tyburski Ernest ORCID 0000-0002-4658-9119
Sołtys Anna ORCID 0000-0002-9434-3084
Karabanowicz Ewa ORCID 0000-0002-8018-7017
Data
2020
Typ zasobu
artykuł
Identyfikator zasobu
DOI 10.5709/acp-0288-1
Źródło
Advances in Cognitive Psychology, 2020, 16(2), s. 92-102
Język
angielski
Prawa autorskie
CC BY-NC-ND CC BY-NC-ND
Dyscyplina naukowa
Psychologia; Dziedzina nauk społecznych
Kategorie
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