Exploring links between gender, sex hormone levels in utero, symptoms of autism spectrum disorder, and spatial working memory.

• Both t-test and correlations
• Word limit- 2000 words max
  • Does not include :
    • Title page
    • Abstract (150 words)
    • Test in figures/ tables
    • Reference list
  • Include in-text references
• 8-12 references include starting references
• 19 may 2016, 4pm due
• 4 variables in lab report
  • Gender
  • Sex hormone levels
  • Symptoms of Autism spectrum disorder
  • Spatial working memory
• In general, female has longer 2^nd finger and male has longer 4^th finger
• Female has larger ratio
• In general, Spatial working memory (male)
• In general, Verbal working memory (female)
• Autism spectrum disorder can be due to genetics or brain
• Focus on discussion and results
• Looking at the balance of the research and form own hypothesis
• Duff & Hampson
  • Female better on both working memory task
  • Sexual differentiation of the prefrontal cortex
  • Female and male has different development of PFC
• Kalmady
  • Women have longer 2D, larger ratio
  • Need to look at ratio and gender
  • There is interaction between 2D4D ratio and gender
• Steele
  • People perform worst (diagnose of autism) on spatial working memory
• Iv gender, 2 levels
• Dv2D4D, AQ, WMA
• Design of study : quasi-experimental and correlational
• Not repeated : because is either male and female
• Independent measures design
• 2 groups
• Order of tasks randomised
• Between groups, 2 groups

Discussion

• Practical implication and theoretical implication

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Aim

• To explore the relationship between the 4 variables

Hypothesis

• Not need write 3 hypothesis
• But need to include those variables
• 1^st is about the t-test
• 2^nd is about correlational

Gender diff: independent sample t-test, 3 t-test

Relationship: correlation

Mean and SD of age

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