Writing hand posture and four indexes of lateral preference

Alan Searleman; Clare Porac; Stanley Coren

doi:10.1016/0278-2626(84)90009-5

Writing hand posture and four indexes of lateral preference

Alan Searleman, Clare Porac, Stanley Coren

School of Humanities & Social Sciences (Behrend)

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The relationship between writing hand posture and lateral preference for hand, foot, eye, and ear was examined in a sample of 3709 college undergraduates. A markedly different pattern of lateral preferences was observed in left-handed males and females as a function of hand posture. Left-handed male inverters displayed a tendency toward more leftward lateral preferences in all four indexes; while it was found that hand inversion during writing in left-handed females reflected, if anything, a tendency toward more rightward lateral preferences.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	86-93
Number of pages	8
Journal	Brain and cognition
Volume	3
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/0278-2626(84)90009-5
State	Published - Jan 1984

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Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology
Experimental and Cognitive Psychology
Developmental and Educational Psychology
Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)
Cognitive Neuroscience

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