Do left-handers outperform right-handers in paper-and-pencil tests of attention?
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| Title: | Do left-handers outperform right-handers in paper-and-pencil tests of attention? |
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| Authors: | Wühr, Peter (AUTHOR), Ansorge, Ulrich (AUTHOR) |
| Source: | Psychological Research. Nov2020, Vol. 84 Issue 8, p2262-2272. 11p. 1 Diagram, 3 Charts, 2 Graphs. |
| Subjects: | Attention testing, Benefit performances, Selectivity (Psychology), Ability grouping (Education) |
| Abstract: | The present study investigated the impact of the dominant hand on performance in two paper-and-pencil tests of visual selective attention (d2-R; FAIR-2). We hypothesized that preview benefits (i.e., preprocessing of stimuli located to the right of the currently fixated item) could improve test performance of left-handers as compared to right-handers because using the right hand could prevent preview benefits simply by covering subsequent stimuli. A group of left-handed students (n = 86) and a group of right-handed students (n = 90) completed both the test d2-R and the test FAIR-2 with their dominant (writing) hand. Results showed that left-handed participants outperformed right-handers in both tests. Hence, when the results of left-handers are to be compared to right-handers or to normative data (which are dominated by right-handers), the impact of preview benefits on left-hander performance should be taken into account. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| Database: | Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection |
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| Abstract: | The present study investigated the impact of the dominant hand on performance in two paper-and-pencil tests of visual selective attention (d2-R; FAIR-2). We hypothesized that preview benefits (i.e., preprocessing of stimuli located to the right of the currently fixated item) could improve test performance of left-handers as compared to right-handers because using the right hand could prevent preview benefits simply by covering subsequent stimuli. A group of left-handed students (n = 86) and a group of right-handed students (n = 90) completed both the test d2-R and the test FAIR-2 with their dominant (writing) hand. Results showed that left-handed participants outperformed right-handers in both tests. Hence, when the results of left-handers are to be compared to right-handers or to normative data (which are dominated by right-handers), the impact of preview benefits on left-hander performance should be taken into account. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| ISSN: | 03400727 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s00426-019-01224-z |
