Adults' long term memory as a function of birth experience

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dc.contributor.advisorAdler, Scott A.
dc.contributor.authorAu, Kar Yin Michelle
dc.date.accessioned2022-12-14T16:42:11Z
dc.date.available2022-12-14T16:42:11Z
dc.date.copyright2022-09-28
dc.date.issued2022-12-14
dc.date.updated2022-12-14T16:42:11Z
dc.degree.disciplinePsychology (Functional Area: Developmental Science)
dc.degree.levelMaster's
dc.degree.nameMA - Master of Arts
dc.description.abstractThe growing rate of caesarean-section births has aroused concerns as it has shown to be associated with increasing biological and neurodevelopmental risks, but whether such neurodevelopmental impacts manifest behaviorally remain questionable. With studies demonstrating an attentional disruption in c-section-delivered infants and adults, similar effects are hypothesized to filter up the cognitive processing stream to memory function. The current study, therefore, aims to examine the birth experience effect on adults’ long-term memory. Vaginal-delivered and c-section-delivered adults participated in a two-day, memory-based visual search task. Results revealed that the two birth groups exhibited similar long-term memory retention and discrimination. However, memory differences might have been limited due to testing at a single retention interval as differences might manifest over longer intervals. Nonetheless, this finding suggests a negligible birth experience impact on adult’s long-term memory. Whether birth experience affects specific memory pathways and early memory development, as well as affecting memory differentially by c-section types, are yet to be examined.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10315/40776
dc.languageen
dc.rightsAuthor owns copyright, except where explicitly noted. Please contact the author directly with licensing requests.
dc.subjectDevelopmental psychology
dc.subjectCognitive psychology
dc.subjectNeurosciences
dc.subject.keywordsCaesarean-section births
dc.subject.keywordsC-section
dc.subject.keywordsVaginal
dc.subject.keywordsEmergency C-section
dc.subject.keywordsPlanned C-section
dc.subject.keywordsNeurodevelopment
dc.subject.keywordsLong-term memory
dc.subject.keywordsAttention
dc.subject.keywordsBirth experience
dc.subject.keywordsProcessing level
dc.subject.keywordsMemory retention
dc.subject.keywordsMemory discrimination
dc.subject.keywordsVisual search
dc.subject.keywordsAdults
dc.subject.keywordsHippocampus
dc.subject.keywordsBrain
dc.subject.keywordsCognitive development
dc.subject.keywordsNeuroplasticity
dc.subject.keywordsBiological mechanisms
dc.subject.keywordsGut microbiome behavior
dc.subject.keywordsReaction time
dc.subject.keywordsAccuracy
dc.subject.keywordsOnline experiment
dc.titleAdults' long term memory as a function of birth experience
dc.typeElectronic Thesis or Dissertation

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