Citation

Natsopoulos D, Kiosseoglou G, Xeromeritou A. Genet. Soc. Gen. Psychol. Monogr. 1992; 118(1): 103-126.

Affiliation

Psychological Laboratory, University of Thessaloniki, Greece.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1992, Helen Dwight Reid Educational Foundation, Publisher Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

1618385

Abstract

Spatial ability of 60 left-handed and 60 right-handed school children was investigated using a battery of nine tasks. The results do not agree with Levy's (1969, 1976) theory predicting spatial inferiority of left-handed individuals. Instead, higher performance by left-handed children provided further support for Annett's (Annett & Manning, 1989) theory on intelligence and for Geschwind's (Geschwind & Galaburda, 1985) hypothesis of "pathology of superiority." The distinction of left-handed and right-handed individuals into familial and nonfamilial groups appeared to be psychologically equivocal according to our results.

Language: en