Inconsistent vs consistent right-handers' performance on an episodic memory task: Evidence from the California Verbal Learning Test

Inconsistent handedness is associated with better memory performance on episodic memory tasks than consistent handedness. The present study further explored this difference in memory related to handedness by administering a measure that is used in clinical settings to assess different aspects of lon...

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Published in:Laterality (Hove) 2012-05, Vol.17 (3), p.306-317
Main Authors: Chu, Olivia, Abeare, Christopher A., Bondy, Matthew A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Episodic memory
Female
Functional Laterality
Handedness
Humans
Laterality
Learning
Male
Memory
Memory, Episodic
Mental Recall
Middle Aged
Neuropsychological Tests - statistics & numerical data
Neuropsychology
Psychological Tests - statistics & numerical data
Psychomotor Performance
Recognition (Psychology)
Task performance
Verbal Learning
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Summary:Inconsistent handedness is associated with better memory performance on episodic memory tasks than consistent handedness. The present study further explored this difference in memory related to handedness by administering a measure that is used in clinical settings to assess different aspects of long-term memory. The results indicated that inconsistent right-handed individuals recalled and recognised more words on the California Verbal Learning Test-II than consistent right-handed individuals. Inconsistent right-handers also showed better performance than consistent right-handers on measures of source recognition. The results of this study further extend the effects of handedness on memory to the clinical setting because the CVLT-II is a measure used extensively in clinical neuropsychology.
ISSN:1357-650X
1464-0678
DOI:10.1080/1357650X.2011.568490