A Test of the Validity of Offsprings' Report of Parental Handedness

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The question as to whether offspring accurately report parental hand use was examined by comparing the assessment of parental handedness by 159 offspring with a direct assessment of hand-use patterns by the parents themselves. The results indicated that the offspring tend significantly to overestimate the percentage of parental right-handedness. These data suggest caution in future research and should aid interpretation of existing familial data based on offsprings' report of parental handedness.

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