The Use of Bouts and Frequencies in the Evaluation of Hand Preferences for a Coordinated Bimanual Task in Chimpanzees (Pan Troglodytes): an Empirical Study Comparing Two Different Indices of Laterality

Overview

Journal J Comp Psychol

Publisher American Psychological Association

Date 2001 Oct 12

PMID 11594498

Citations 30

Authors

W D Hopkins

S Fernandez-Carriba

M J Wesley

A Hostetter

D Pilcher

S Poss

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Abstract

Hand preferences for a coordinated bimanual task were assessed in 109 chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes). Hand preference was evaluated for 4 test sessions using bouts and frequencies of hand use to compare the sensitivity of each level of analysis in evaluating individual variation in handedness. Overall, significant population-level right-handedness was found using several different measures of hand use. Handedness indices based on bouts and frequencies were highly and significantly correlated. Moreover, hand preferences were consistent across tests despite efforts to situationally bias preference during each test. Taken together, these data do not support the view that bouts are a better level of analysis for evaluating hand preference. The results further suggest that hand preferences for coordinated bimanual actions are not influenced by situational factors and may reflect an inherent specialization of the left hemisphere for motor skill.

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