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Science 9 September 1983:
Vol. 221. no. 4615, pp. 1074 - 1076
DOI: 10.1126/science.6879205
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Science, Vol 221, Issue 4615, 1074-1076
Copyright © 1983 by American Association for the Advancement of Science

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Hand preference across time is related to intelligence in young girls, not boys

AW Gottfried and K Bathurst

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.


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