Harry Avis wrote: > I told > the class that I didn't know the reason but my guess would be that right > handers are also right footers and their right leg would be stronger in > powering a turn with the reverse for lefties.
According to Coren (1993): "In a study that tested 5,147 people for sidedness, we found that 88 percent of the people were right-handed and 81 percent were right-footed. This means that although humans have a right-sided bias for their foot use, the tendency is not quite as strong as it is for handedness. It is also the case that a right-hander exhibits a strong tendency to be right-footed as well. Of our group, 84 percent had their dominant hand and dominant foot on the same side." (p. 29) The study in which this information can be found is Porac & Coren (1981). Jeff References Coren, S. (1993) The Left-hander syndrome: The causes and consequences of left-handedness. New York: Vintage. Porac, & Coren, S. (1981). Lateral preferences and human behavior. New York: Springer-Verlag. -- Jeffry P. Ricker, Ph.D. Office Phone: (480) 423-6213 9000 E. Chaparral Rd. FAX Number: (480) 423-6298 Psychology Department [EMAIL PROTECTED] Scottsdale Community College Scottsdale, AZ 85256-2626 Psychologists Educating Students to Think Skeptically (PESTS) http://www.sc.maricopa.edu/sbscience/pests/index.html The Psychology Student: Learning About The Science Of Psychology http://www.sc.maricopa.edu/sbscience/psychscience/index.html --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
