2007-12-17 15:32:40 · 8 answers · asked by tetrahydrofuranshisu 1 in Social Science ➔ Psychology
Most people naturally favor one side or the other, but my son is ambidextrous, I have a feeling that as he grows older he will become strictly right handed.
2007-12-17 15:37:56 · answer #1 · answered by John P 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Humans are born with a tendency toward favoring either left or right-handedness. But if "caught early", some people can be trained to be the other way.
It's astounding what teachers used to do to try to make kids be right-handed because that was obviously the "right" way. Ask some older folks about it.
What I find interesting is the prevalence of left-handers in the state of Utah. Is it the water? (The water is pretty bad there.)
2007-12-17 23:44:36 · answer #2 · answered by Ultraviolet Oasis 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Humans use the hand that they feel comfortable using. No one is born to be a rightie or leftie.
2007-12-17 23:42:18 · answer #3 · answered by Amarante 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believe that it is a combination of the two. Myself for example. I believe that I was born a righty. But, my older brother, a lefty, loved having a little brother so much that he taught me to do a bunch of things left handed. so now, i eat, and write with my left hand, but throw, bat, bowl, and catch right handed.....So you have a natural inclination to one, but you can be trained also.
Random fact: left handed people tend to use the right side of the brain, while right handed use the left...
2007-12-17 23:42:45 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I;m sure most are born right or left. When I went to school, lefties were punished and forced to use their right hands.
2007-12-17 23:43:11 · answer #5 · answered by Bob H 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it was used to be believed that environment causes left-handedness. now, in 2007, researchers discovered LRRTM1, the first gene linked to increased odds of being left-handed. The researchers also claim that possessing this gene slightly raises the risk of psychotic mental illnesses such as schizophrenia.
2007-12-17 23:51:55 · answer #6 · answered by sheikhlaodum 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have three of my own and have worked with young children for many years. Children will show a preference very early without any prompting.
2007-12-17 23:43:45 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have four children..... Two boys and two girls..... I never taught them which hand to use. The boys are left handed and the girls are right handed......
Go figure.......
2007-12-17 23:42:24 · answer #8 · answered by wildfire6460 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋