title: Inconsistent vs consistent right-handers' performance on an episodic memory task: evidence from the California Verbal Learning Test.
abstract: Inconsistent handedness is associated with better memory performance on episodic memory tasks than consistent handedness. The present study further explored this difference in memory related to handedness by administering a measure that is used in clinical settings to assess different aspects of long-term memory. The results indicated that inconsistent right-handed individuals recalled and recognised more words on the California Verbal Learning Test-II than consistent right-handed individuals. Inconsistent right-handers also showed better performance than consistent right-handers on measures of source recognition. The results of this study further extend the effects of handedness on memory to the clinical setting because the CVLT-II is a measure used extensively in clinical neuropsychology.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of Windsor, Windsor, ON, Canada. chuu@uwindsor.ca
authors.forename: Olivia
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Chu
authors.forename: Christopher A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Abeare
authors.forename: Matthew A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Bondy
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D007839:Functional Laterality; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D061212:Memory, Episodic; D011939:Mental Recall; D008875:Middle Aged; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011581:Psychological Tests / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011597:Psychomotor Performance; D021641:Recognition, Psychology; D014706:Verbal Learning