Handedness in great apes: A review of findings |
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| Authors: | William D Hopkins Robin D Morris |
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| Institution: | (1) Language Research Center, Department of Psychology, Georgia State University, and Yerkes Regional Primate Research Center, Emory University, 30322 Atlanta, Georgia;(2) Division of Behavioral Biology, Yerkes Regional Primate Research Center, Emory University, 30322 Atlanta, Georgia |
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| Abstract: | We present data on hand preference in great apes and discuss them in the context of theoretical models of hand preference in nonhuman primates presented by MacNeilageet al. (1987) and by Fagot and Vauclair (1991). We also discuss several methodological and statistical issues as they pertain to the assessment of hand preference in great apes and other primate species. Finally, we present a comparative framework for the study of hand preference, emphasizing the importance of studies with great apes in developing evolutionary models of hemispheric specialization. |
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| Keywords: | handedness hemispheric specialization great apes |
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