Haptic lateralization, field dependence, and sex.
This study was designed to examine the relationship between lateralization and field dependence-independence. Through prior screening, 48 right-handed college students (24 men and 24 women) were identified as either field dependent or field independent on the Embedded Figures Test. Using a unilateral haptic task, field-independent men were more lateralized than field-dependent men. No such differences were found for women. These results are discussed in relation to Witkin's theory of psychological differentiation. Possible differences between men and women are also discussed.
D000328:Adult; D004292:Dominance, Cerebral; D005260:Female; D005364:Field Dependence-Independence; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011581:Psychological Tests; D012737:Sex Factors; D013236:Stereognosis; D014110:Touch