Distributions of Hand Preference and Hand Skill Asymmetry in Preschool Children: Theoretical Implications

Overview

Journal Neuropsychologia

Specialties Neurology
Psychology

Date 1992 Jan 1

PMID 1738467

Citations 7

Authors

F Curt

J Maccario

G Dellatolas

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Abstract

We describe the distributions of hand skill asymmetry for the Peg-moving task and the Graphic test among 765 preschool children. A single normal component was observed for the Peg-moving task, but two normal components for the Graphic test, which corresponded primarily to the right- and left-handed children. Hand Preference and Graphic test hand skill asymmetry were age-dependent, but there was no age effect on the PMT hand skill asymmetry. Results are discussed in relation to the Annett's Right Shift theory.

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