The difference in memory, referring to gender does exist. It has been proven that women have a better episodic memory than men. Although men have a better memory when it comes to thing for its own survival, like exiting the woods, men have a better memory. Women’s memory gets better when it comes to using verbal abilities, but decrease when they have to use their visuospatial abilities. This means that women have a much better hearing memory, than a visual memory. There are also environmental factors that can affect the results, like education. If a person is educated he or she may have a better short or long term memory, and have studied techniques to remember a new event. Do to the results of this experiment it is proven that females have a superior episodic memory than males.
There are differences in memory regarding cultures. It has been proved through studies; Caucasians tend to have better memory than Americans because of what their cultures focus on, and last the Asians. The memory of each culture also depends on their mother. On different cultures mothers interact more with their children. If a mother continuously asks the child about his memories, the child will eventually get a better memory.