Document Type
Thesis
Date of Degree Completion
Spring 2024
Degree Name
Master of Science (MS)
Department
Psychology
Committee Chair
Ralf Greenwald
Second Committee Member
Mary Radeke
Third Committee Member
Gabrielle McNeillie
Abstract
The present study examined the behavioral working memory differences between dancers and non-dancers. Previous research has indicated that dance can provide an enhancing effect on working memory, particularly in non-dancers. A Dance History Questionnaire along with the letters backward, digits backward, digits forward, letters forward, and abstract visual subtests of the Test of Learning and Memory II was used to collect data. The current study found that dancers had greater visuospatial memory than non-dancers and that dance experience may have an effect on certain working memory tests such as the letters forward subtest.
Recommended Citation
Low, Mason, "An Examination of Working Memory in Dancers and Non-dancers" (2024). All Master's Theses. 1932.
https://digitalcommons.cwu.edu/etd/1932
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