| Past studies on strength of handedness, an individual difference variable, and working memory (WM) have shown their independent associations with episodic memory. The current study aimed to check for the associations between these three factors, in addition to assessing the role of strength of handedness in simple and complex WM tasks (measured by digit span and letter number sequencing tasks, respectively) and episodic memory (measured by verbal paired associates). Results revealed robust handedness differences in episodic memory echoing findings from a host of past studies, however, failed to show a significant association with WM. Further, a path model was attempted to check if handedness mediated via WM to influence episodic memory retrieval. Results revealed that the two were dissociated from one another and yet significantly affected episodic memory. The current findings are explained in the light of past evidence that support the roles of WM and handedness in encoding and retrieving episodic memories, respectively. |
