Sex, handedness, mathematical ability, and biological causation |
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Authors: | M Peters |
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Affiliation: | Dept. of Psychology, University of Guelph, ON, Canada. |
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Abstract: | An important part of Benbow's (1988) assertion that sex differences in mathematical ability are primarily due to biological factors is the link between a trait that is assumed to reflect differences in brain organization (left-handedness) and mathematical giftedness. It is shown that the link between mathematical giftedness and an increased prevalence of left-handedness is not convincing. However, Benbow's (1986) data do show a convincing link between strong right-handedness and the lack of mathematical giftedness, in agreement with Annett and Manning's (1990a, 1990b) recent work. |
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