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| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 903-907 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Personality and Individual Differences |
| Volume | 54 |
| Issue number | 8 |
| Early online date | 16 Feb 2013 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Jun 2013 |
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Influences of lateral preference and personality on behaviour towards a manual sorting task. / Wright, Lynn; Watt, Susan; Hardie, Scott M.
In: Personality and Individual Differences, Vol. 54, No. 8, 06.2013, p. 903-907.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
TY - JOUR
T1 - Influences of lateral preference and personality on behaviour towards a manual sorting task
AU - Wright, Lynn
AU - Watt, Susan
AU - Hardie, Scott M.
PY - 2013/6
Y1 - 2013/6
N2 - Differences in task behaviour between left- and right-handers and left- and right-eared individuals have been reported (e.g. Jackson, 2008 and Wright et al., 2004) with left-handers taking longer to begin a task and right-eared individuals having a more disinhibited approach. Personality measurements are also important when examining approach behaviour. Jackson (2008) reported that those with higher neuroticism levels and a right-ear preference react faster to tasks. The current study investigated the effects of lateral preference and personality on behaviour towards a manual sorting task. Eighty-five participants completed laterality and personality scales and a card-sorting task. Degree of hand preference was found to influence behaviour towards the task with strong left-handers taking longer to begin. Those with a left congruent lateral preference (left-hand, left-ear) took significantly longer to begin the task than those with a right congruent preference. Neither neuroticism nor extraversion influenced task approach. We concluded that hand preference, and more specifically a strong left-hand preference is a good predictor of a longer initiation time on a manual task. Ear preference on its own does not predict initiation time.
AB - Differences in task behaviour between left- and right-handers and left- and right-eared individuals have been reported (e.g. Jackson, 2008 and Wright et al., 2004) with left-handers taking longer to begin a task and right-eared individuals having a more disinhibited approach. Personality measurements are also important when examining approach behaviour. Jackson (2008) reported that those with higher neuroticism levels and a right-ear preference react faster to tasks. The current study investigated the effects of lateral preference and personality on behaviour towards a manual sorting task. Eighty-five participants completed laterality and personality scales and a card-sorting task. Degree of hand preference was found to influence behaviour towards the task with strong left-handers taking longer to begin. Those with a left congruent lateral preference (left-hand, left-ear) took significantly longer to begin the task than those with a right congruent preference. Neither neuroticism nor extraversion influenced task approach. We concluded that hand preference, and more specifically a strong left-hand preference is a good predictor of a longer initiation time on a manual task. Ear preference on its own does not predict initiation time.
U2 - 10.1016/j.paid.2013.01.005
DO - 10.1016/j.paid.2013.01.005
M3 - Article
VL - 54
SP - 903
EP - 907
JO - Personality and Individual Differences
JF - Personality and Individual Differences
SN - 0191-8869
IS - 8
ER -