@article {Wright:2004:1357-650X:133,
title = "Pause before you respond: Handedness influences response style on the Tower of Hanoi task",
journal = "Laterality: Asymmetries of Body, Brain, and Cognition",
parent_itemid = "infobike://routledg/plat",
publishercode ="routledg",
year = "2004",
volume = "9",
number = "2",
publication date ="2004-01-01T00:00:00",
pages = "133-147",
itemtype = "ARTICLE",
issn = "1357-650X",
eissn = "1464-0678",
url = "https://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/routledg/plat/2004/00000009/00000002/art00002",
doi = "doi:10.1080/13576500244000265",
author = "Wright, Lynn and Hardie, Scott and Rodway, Paul",
abstract = "Comparative laterality research has indicated that marmoset monkeys with a right-hand preference take less time to respond to novel objects within a novel environment (Cameron & Rogers, 1999). This suggests that right hemisphere dominance may be associated with a more
cautious cognitive style in novel situations. The present study tested this hypothesis using right- and left-handed human participants to complete a three-disk Tower of Hanoi (TOH) task. It was hypothesised that left-handers would be slower to initiate responding. A total of 84 participants
(42 left-handers, 42 right-handers) took part and the time taken to make the first move, completion time, and the number of moves taken to complete the task were recorded. Analysis of Variance revealed a significant main effect of handedness, with left-handers taking longer to move
the first disk and significantly fewer moves to complete the task. However, left-handers were not significantly faster at completing the TOH, although males completed the task more quickly than females. These initial findings support the hypothesis that left-hand dominance is associated with
a more cautious cognitive style in novel problem-solving situations.",
}