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Peer reviewedLevy, Jerre; Levy, Jerome M. – Science, 1978
Provides findings of a study in which it was found that asymmetries in the size of the two feet were strongly related to sex and handedness; right-handed males having larger right feet and right-handed females having larger left feet, the reverse being seen in non-right-handed individuals. Differences were apparent in children even younger than…
Descriptors: Children, Human Body, Individual Differences, Lateral Dominance
Peer reviewedGottfried, Allen W.; Bathurst, Kay – Science, 1983
Examined consistency of hand preference in a longitudinal study of children between 18 and 42 months of age. Results showed a sex-specific relationship between hand consistence and intellectual development. Females with consistency of handedness were precocious compared to females without such consistency; the same relationship did not hold for…
Descriptors: Behavioral Science Research, Infant Behavior, Infants, Intellectual Development
