An Evaluation of the Briggs-Nebes Modified Version of Annett's Handedness Inventory

Loo, Robert; Schneider, Richard D.

doi:10.1016/s0010-9452(79)80057-x

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“…Handedness was assessed using the Briggs and Nebes (Briggs & Nebes, 1975) modified version of Annett's handedness questionnaire (Annett, 1967), a reliable instrument (Loo & Schneider, 1979) containing 12 items. The 12 items include:…”

Section: Hand Preference Questionnairementioning

confidence: 99%

Estimation of heritability for varied indexes of handedness

Lien

Chen

Hsiao

et al. 2015

Laterality: Asymmetries of Body, Brain and Cognition

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Inconsistent results of the molecular studies for handedness have been reported. One of the key issues involved could be ways of assessing handedness. The current study aimed to identify the index of handedness better reveal the genetic component, which showed higher heritability. We measured handedness using the Annett's handedness questionnaire. The college students participating in this study filled the questionnaire in the class while their first-degree relatives returned questionnaires one to two weeks later. A total of 1,968 subjects returned their questionnaires, including 640 college students and 1,328 first-degree relatives. Among the 449 college students returning at least one handedness questionnaire for their parents, a total of 449 fathers, 440 mothers, and 425 siblings participated in the study. The index of mixed-handedness (e.g., Degree of Handedness) showed highest heritability (0.67), followed by the Hand Preference Index (0.52), and then the Direction of Handedness (0.39). Using an index of mixed-handedness for future molecular studies was suggested.

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Section: Hand Preference Questionnairementioning

confidence: 99%

Estimation of heritability for varied indexes of handedness

Lien

Chen

Hsiao

et al. 2015

Laterality: Asymmetries of Body, Brain and Cognition

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“…How can it be reliably measured? Hand preference and skill must be distinguished, and the relationship of the right hand to the left depends on how the various digits are co-ordinated to execute different tasks in a finely programmed sequence of movements, and whether the actions are ballistic or corrective (21,26,29,(37)(38)(39)(40)(41)(42)(43)(44).…”

Section: Defining and Measuring Handednessmentioning

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Knot‐Tying Habits, Tier Handedness, and Experience*

Chisnall

2010

Journal of Forensic Sciences

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Previous research concerning tier handedness, experience and the configuration of simple, habitual knots has been scant and conflicting. Survey data were collected from 21 disparate groups comprising 562 respondents in total. Regardless of experience, respondents tied both Granny and Reef Knots. Dextral tying was dominated by S knots. Left-handers tied Z knots more frequently than right-handers. However, the frequency of S and Z knots relative to tier hand dominance, which is not binary, occurred on a continuum. Averaging all survey tasks, more than 70% of knots tied by dextrals were S, whereas only 56% of those tied by sinistrals were S. These percentages varied somewhat according to specific tying tasks and the number of working ends. Furthermore, tiers' shoelace and parcel knots were not always identical, and a ranked pattern in parcel and shoelace knots was revealed. The examination of habitual knots could benefit criminal investigations.

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“…A modified version of Annett's (1967) handedness questionnaire by Briggs and Nebes (1975), a 12-item inventory that has been found to be a reliable instrument (Loo and Schneider, 1979), was used in this study. The modification changed the original three-point response scale to a five-point scale, ranging from ''always left'' to ''always right'' handedness, to allow for better grading of ambidexterity than in the original inventory.…”

Section: Hand Preference Questionnairementioning

confidence: 99%

A School-based Twin Study of Handedness among Adolescents in Taiwan

Kuo

Lin

et al. 2005

Behav Genet

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This study aimed to evaluate whether twinning might influence handedness and the relative contribution of genetic and environmental factors to handedness in a total of 321 pairs of twins, 36 same-sex sib-pairs, and 1020 singletons, aged 12-16 and systematically recruited from the junior high schools in Taipei. Twins' zygosity was determined by a combination of DNA typing and physical similarity. The direction and consistency of handedness in twins did not differ from that seen in singletons. Compared with the full model containing additive genes (A), shared (C), and non-shared (E) environment, both AE and CE models had equivalently acceptable fit. The contribution from additive genes in the AE model was estimated to be 16% (directional) to 13% (consistent) for the continuous handedness and 34-10% for the categorical one, whereas the corresponding contribution from shared environment in the CE model was 14-14% and 32-11%, respectively. Handedness in adolescents appears to be not influenced by twinning and not substantially heritable, whereas environmental factors, especially those not shared between siblings, are the most important ones for explaining individual variations.

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An Evaluation of the Briggs-Nebes Modified Version of Annett's Handedness Inventory

Cited by 17 publications

References 5 publications

Estimation of heritability for varied indexes of handedness

Estimation of heritability for varied indexes of handedness

Knot‐Tying Habits, Tier Handedness, and Experience*

A School-based Twin Study of Handedness among Adolescents in Taiwan

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