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  • Title: The performance of left-handed participants on a preferential reaching test.
    Author: Mamolo CM, Roy EA, Bryden PJ, Rohr LE.
    Journal: Brain Cogn; 2005 Mar; 57(2):143-5. PubMed ID: 15708205.
    Abstract:
    Previous research in our laboratory has examined the distribution of preferred hand (PH) reaches in working space with right-handed participants. In one study, we examined the effects of tool position and task demands on the frequency of PH reaches with right-handers (Mamolo, Roy, Bryden, & Rohr, 2004). We found that PH reaches were at a maximum within ipsilateral space, and predominated within contralateral space. This was mediated by the task demands, as shown by an increased frequency of PH reaches for the more skill demanding tasks. In the current study, we tested left-handed participants on the same procedure. Five different tools were placed in an array in front of the participant, who was required to reach for, and perform one of three tasks with the tool: Lift the tool; lift and Pantomime its use; or lift and Use the tool on its corresponding object. The results showed that PH reaches were at a maximum within ipsilateral space for all three tasks. Significantly fewer PH reaches were made for tools in contralateral space. In particular, almost no PH reaches were made for the Lift task at the most extreme contralateral position. This indicates the willingness of left-handers to use their non-preferred (i.e., right) hand. One possible explanation supported by these results is that left-handers have adapted to an environment designed for right-handers.
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