Speed of Color Naming and Degree of Familial Sinistrality: Correlation in Girls, No Correlation in Boys.

Pringle, Graham F.; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ313889

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1985

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Speed of Color Naming and Degree of Familial Sinistrality: Correlation in Girls, No Correlation in Boys.

Pringle, Graham F.; And Others

Journal of Communication Disorders, v18 n1 p59-62 Feb 1985

Twenty-nine male and 35 female right-handed children, aged five to seven, were assessed for the effect of familial sinistrality left-handedness on a rapid color-naming task. Controlling for age and family size, a significant effect for degree of familial sinistrality was found in the girls but not in the boys. (Author)

Descriptors: Color, Elementary Education, Expressive Language, Lateral Dominance, Left Handed Writer, Sex Differences, Time Factors (Learning)

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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