Effects of Fluorescent and Natural Lighting on Auditory Working Memory Tasks
Document Type
Oral Presentation
Campus where you would like to present
SURC Ballroom B/C/D
Start Date
21-5-2015
End Date
21-5-2015
Keywords
Working Memory, Lighting, Environmental Psychology
Abstract
The purpose of this research is to assess if there are differences in working memory in fluorescent lighting settings compared to naturally lit settings as well as to evaluate if there are any differences in male and female working memory in these lighting environments. Previous research has suggested that there are some gender differences in neurological activity during working memory tasks, and that students in naturally lit school settings tend to have better long-term cognitive performance than their counterparts in fluorescently lit classroom settings. Data on working memory will be collected using four standardized auditory subtests from the TOMAL-2. Based on previously conducted research, the current study hypothesizes that female participants will outperform male participants in all four working memory subtests and that both males and females will perform better in naturally lit environmental conditions than in the florescent lighting conditions.
Recommended Citation
Dion, Madison, "Effects of Fluorescent and Natural Lighting on Auditory Working Memory Tasks" (2015). Symposium Of University Research and Creative Expression (SOURCE). 137.
https://digitalcommons.cwu.edu/source/2015/posters/137
Poster Number
46
Department/Program
Psychology
Additional Mentoring Department
Psychology
Effects of Fluorescent and Natural Lighting on Auditory Working Memory Tasks
SURC Ballroom B/C/D
The purpose of this research is to assess if there are differences in working memory in fluorescent lighting settings compared to naturally lit settings as well as to evaluate if there are any differences in male and female working memory in these lighting environments. Previous research has suggested that there are some gender differences in neurological activity during working memory tasks, and that students in naturally lit school settings tend to have better long-term cognitive performance than their counterparts in fluorescently lit classroom settings. Data on working memory will be collected using four standardized auditory subtests from the TOMAL-2. Based on previously conducted research, the current study hypothesizes that female participants will outperform male participants in all four working memory subtests and that both males and females will perform better in naturally lit environmental conditions than in the florescent lighting conditions.
Faculty Mentor(s)
Ralf Greenwald