Weight of object not an issue when determining left or right-handedness

Friday, October 21, 2011 - 08:30 in Psychology & Sociology

More than 90 per cent of the world’s population exhibit a strong preference for using their right hand, as opposed to their left, for grasping and lifting everything from car keys to coffee mugs. The cause of this near-global singularity is poorly understood scientifically but new research from The University of Western Ontario proves the perceived weight of an object is not a deciding factor.

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