Birth Order and Lateral Preferences

Cortex, Vol. 22, pp. 567-578, 1986

12 Pages Posted: 15 Jul 2010

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Israel Nachshon

Bar-Ilan, Department of Criminology

Deborah W. Denno

Fordham University School of Law

Date Written: 1986

Abstract

Associations between birth order and lateral preferences of hand, eye, and foot were examined in a sample of 6436 black seven-year-old boys and girls whose mothers participated in the Collaborative Perinatal Project (CPP) in Philadelphia. Overall, most of the subjects (87%) showed right-hand preference, and the majority of the subjects showed right-eye (55%) and foot (63%) preferences. Analysis of cross preferences indicated some tendency for a consistent right side orientation. However, patterns of lateral preferences were similar for both boys and girls across seven birth order groups. The data were interpreted as showing that birth order and lateral preferences are not interrelated.

Keywords: left-hand, right-hand, left-foot, right-foot, left-eye, right-eye, birth order

Suggested Citation

Nachshon, Israel and Denno, Deborah W., Birth Order and Lateral Preferences (1986). Cortex, Vol. 22, pp. 567-578, 1986, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1640697

Israel Nachshon

Bar-Ilan, Department of Criminology ( email )

Faculty of Law
Ramat Gan, 52900
Israel

Deborah W. Denno (Contact Author)

Fordham University School of Law ( email )

Fordham University School of Law
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New York, NY 10023
United States
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212-636-6899 (Fax)

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