Comparing the Rey-Osterrieth and Taylor complex figures: Empirical data and meta-analysis

We investigated whether performance (copy, immediate, and 30-min delayed re call) on the Rey-Osterrieth Figure differed from the Taylor Figure performa nce in a sample of healthy adults (N = 200). The copy trials showed compara ble scores. Immediate and delayed recall showed significantly higher scores for the Taylor Figure. A meta-analysis on studies comparing both figures i s in agreement with these findings. Age significantly contributed to the es timation of Rey-Osterrieth and Taylor recall. Rey-Osterrieth recall was als o influenced by education. Women outperformed men on the Taylor copy and me n performed better than women on the Rey-Osterrieth delayed recall. We conc lude that the memory trials of both figures are not of equivalent difficult y, with the Taylor Figure being more easily remembered. Performance on both figures is differentially influenced by demographic factors.