Effects of Non-Preferred Hand On Control Movement Stereotypes.
Abstract
A laboratory study was conducted to establish the degree to which ON-OFF control movement stereotypes apply to the non-preferred hand as well as to the preferred hand and both hands acting in unison. The subjects were 120 Air Force ROTC students at Texas A&M University. Thirty of these subjects were left-handed. Twenty of the subjects performed under each of the six conditions with 5 left-handed in each group. A criterion score for stereotyped performance was set at 85 percent and Z-tests were conducted to establish significance. Data showed strong stereotypes for turning off switches, but showed no corresponding stereotypes for turning on switches. Left-right toggles showed no stereotype for either hand. Use of the non-preferred hand showed consistently lower percentages in the expected direction but the differences were not statistically significant. When both hands were used together, opposing movements predominated for left-right and rotary switches. Horizontally mounted toggle switches were pulled rearward for both on and off under all conditions.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 1982
- Accession Number
- ADA118976
Entities
People
- Richard Lee Lenz
Organizations
- Air Force Institute of Technology