ATC Psychology The Accuracy of Handedness Tests Discussion

ATC Psychology The Accuracy of Handedness Tests Discussion

Question Description

I’m working on a psychology discussion question and need guidance to help me learn.

 

Topic  is : Observation Topic : handedness and language lateralization

This observation has several questions:

  1. Read  the section on laterality in the notes. Are you left or right handed  (or ambidextrous)? How do you know? (use the handedness test in the  notes or find another one online) Discuss the accuracy of the test in  your experience.
  2. Then, watch at least 2 others when they gesture  while speaking, can you spot unilateral patterns? Ask them if they are  right or left handed or ambidextrous (they don’t have to do the  handedness test, whatever they report is fine). Make sure to provide  good details in your description.
  3. Have someone watch you, do you  have a hand preference for gestures that accompany speech? Again, make  sure to provide good details in your description.
  4. Use the notes,  and this finding “Studies in human subjects indicate that manual  gestures accompanied by speech are produced more often by the right  compared to the left hand” (Hopkins and Cantero, 2003). Was this the  case for your observations?
  5. Based on your handedness and your  gesturing, and the handedness and gesturing of the 2 people you observe,  what is your guess about language lateralization in the 3 of you? (it  can be a percentage) Be sure to explain the foundation of your guess  based on the notes!

 

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