Hand Preference across Time is Related to Intelligence in Young Girls, not Boys

Consistency of hand preference was examined in a longitudinal study of children between 18 and 42 months of age. Results showed a sex-specific relationship between hand consistency and intellectual development. Across a variety of intellectual abilities at all ages, females with consistency of hande...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) 1983-09, Vol.221 (4615), p.1074-1076
Hauptverfasser:	Gottfried, Allen W., Bathurst, Kay
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Behavioral laterality Biological and medical sciences Cerebral dominance Child development Child, Preschool Children Developmental psychology Female Functional Laterality Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology Handedness Humans Infant Intelligence Intelligence Tests Laterality Learning Left- and right-handedness Longitudinal studies Male Memory Neuropsychology Physiological aspects Preschool children Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry Psychology. Psychophysiology Sex Factors Sexual development Time Factors
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Zusammenfassung:	Consistency of hand preference was examined in a longitudinal study of children between 18 and 42 months of age. Results showed a sex-specific relationship between hand consistency and intellectual development. Across a variety of intellectual abilities at all ages, females with consistency of handedness were precocious compared to females without such consistency. This relationship did not hold for males.
ISSN:	0036-8075 1095-9203
DOI:	10.1126/science.6879205