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Cerebral dominance; Descriptive; Experience; Laterality; Left- and right-handedness – Psychological aspects; Sampling; Self-consciousness (Awareness); Thought and thinking
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Examining The Inner Experience Of Left-Handers Using Descriptive Experience Sampling, Aadee Mizrachi
Examining The Inner Experience Of Left-Handers Using Descriptive Experience Sampling, Aadee Mizrachi
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Research suggests that there are anatomical asymmetries of the human brain in relation to hand preference. In addition, left-handedness has been related to a wide range of psychological and physical problems. Despite these relationships, little is known about the inner experience of left-handers. The present study used Descriptive Experience Sampling (DES) to explore the inner experience of 6 left-handed participants. Descriptive Experience Sampling is a nonquantitative sampling method designed to explore and describe inner experience. Undergraduate psychology students were recruited from UNLV to participate in the study. Recruitment consisted of three phases: screening, qualification, and sampling. Students who reported writing …