title: Left-handedness and field-independence.
abstract: Left-handed persons have been reported to show less field-independence than right-handed persons. Using a large sample of left-handers (96), a replication attempt was made and the opposite result was obtained. Left-handers were found to be more field-independent than right-handers. Results from previous studies were probably due to the use of extremely small samples of left-handers (four and 10). Different instrumentation was ruled out since the Embedded Figures Test and the Group Embedded Figures Test are essentially the same.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005364:Field Dependence-Independence; D007839:Functional Laterality; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011581:Psychological Tests; D012737:Sex Factors