Lateral Preference and Cognitive Skills: An Indirect Test.

Coren, Stanley; Porac, Clare

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Publication Date: 1982-Jun

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Lateral Preference and Cognitive Skills: An Indirect Test.

Coren, Stanley; Porac, Clare

Perceptual and Motor Skills, v54 n3 (Part 1) p787-92 Jun 1982

Lateral preferences as manifest in handedness, footedness, eyedness, and earedness were assessed in college students. Consistent right-handedness was most prevalent in language and literature majors. No relationships between major and other indexes of lateral preference were found. (Author/RD)

Descriptors: Cognitive Ability, Correlation, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Language, Lateral Dominance, Left Handed Writer, Majors (Students), Neurological Organization, Speech

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Canada

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