Abstract
This study was motivated by the emerging hypothesis that right-handers are more strongly lateralized and perform better on various aspects of functional asymmetry than do left-handers. Right- and left-handers were observed for hand selection responses to a unimanual task of reaching for a small cube in positions of right- and left hemispace, prompting hemispheric decision-making related to hand dominance and attentional (visuospatial) stimuli. As predicted, left-handers did not respond with their preferred limb as consistently across positions as did right-handers. Additional inspection of the task suggests that being less lateralized may not be a disadvantage in this context, and that environmental influence may play a significant role in hand selection for a particular motor event.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 176-180 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Canadian Journal of Experimental Psychology |
| Volume | 51 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| Publication status | Published - 1997 |
| Externally published | Yes |
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A lateralized comparison of handedness and object proximity. / Gabbard, Carl; Iteya, Misaki; Rabb, Casi.
In: Canadian Journal of Experimental Psychology, Vol. 51, No. 2, 1997, p. 176-180.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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PY - 1997
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