Hand Preference Across Time Is Related to Intelligence in Young Girls, Not Boys
- 9 September 1983
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 221 (4615) , 1074-1076
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.6879205
Abstract
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.Keywords
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