The effect of gender, the number of exercises and half-day nap on the consolidation / interference of spatial memory of the mental rotation task

Document Type : Original research

Authors
maryam ahmadi 1
Parisa Hejazi Dinan 2
1 Master of Motor Behavior, Faculty of Sports Sciences, AlZahra University, Tehran, Iran.
2 Motor behavior, sport science, Alzahra university Tehran. Iran
10.22089/spsyj.2021.9755.2070
Abstract
The effect of gender, the number of exercises and half-day nap on the consolidation / interference of spatial memory of the mental rotation task

The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of gender, the number of practice trails and half-day naps on the consolidation / interference of spatial memory of the mental rotation task. 20 male students and 21 female students were selected from Kharazmi and Alzahra Universities, Tehran, Iran based on inclusion criteria and divided into four groups of stability-based consolidation for girls and boys, with a large and concise training effort. Data were collected using MRI, Standard Board, Edinburgh Handball Questionnaire, St. Petersburg Dental Quality,and Goldberg Mental Health. Evaluation was performed in pre-test, acquisition sessions, retention test before and after nocturnal swallowing. The results of mixed variance analysis with repeated measures showed that the main effect of training effort was significant (p <0.05). A great deal of effort toward conciseness has a greater impact on the performance of boys and girls. The main effect of the evaluation phase was significant (p <0.05).The subjects in the acquisition test had a better performance than the pre-nesting test. In performing the post-nap wrapping test, they had better performance than the pre-nesting test and the acquisition test. The main effect of gender and interactive effects on consolidation of spatial memory function was not significant (p <0.05). According to the findings of the present study, educators and trainers are recommended to further improve memory, exercise more effort, and have naps.
Keywords
Key words: spatial memory
half-day snap
practice trail
Stabilization

Main Subjects

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  • Receive Date 23 November 2020
  • Revise Date 17 May 2021
  • Accept Date 01 June 2021