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Lateral Preferences and Human Behavior
Porac, Clare; Coren, Stanley
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Description for Lateral Preferences and Human Behavior
Paperback. Num Pages: 283 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JMM; PSAN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 462.
Lateral preferences are strange, puzzling, and on the surface, not particularly adaptive aspects of behavior. Why one chooses habitually to write or to brush the teeth with the right hand, while a friend or family member habitually uses the left hand, might be interesting enough to elicit some conversation over dinner or a drink, but certainly does not seem to warrant serious scientific study. Yet when one looks at human behaviors more carefully, one becomes aware that asymmet rical behaviors favoring one side or the other are actually a fairly universal characteristic of human beings. In the same way that ... Read more
Lateral preferences are strange, puzzling, and on the surface, not particularly adaptive aspects of behavior. Why one chooses habitually to write or to brush the teeth with the right hand, while a friend or family member habitually uses the left hand, might be interesting enough to elicit some conversation over dinner or a drink, but certainly does not seem to warrant serious scientific study. Yet when one looks at human behaviors more carefully, one becomes aware that asymmet rical behaviors favoring one side or the other are actually a fairly universal characteristic of human beings. In the same way that ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
283
Condition
New
Number of Pages
283
Place of Publication
New York, NY, United States
ISBN
9781461381419
SKU
V9781461381419
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