Hand Preference Across Time Is Related to Intelligence in Young Girls, Not Boys.

Gottfried, Allen W.; Bathurst, Kay

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Publication Date: 1983-Sep

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Hand Preference Across Time Is Related to Intelligence in Young Girls, Not Boys.

Gottfried, Allen W.; Bathurst, Kay

Science, v221 n4615 p1074-76 Sep 9 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 males. (Author/JN)

Descriptors: Behavioral Science Research, Infant Behavior, Infants, Intellectual Development, Intelligence, Lateral Dominance, Longitudinal Studies, Sex Differences

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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