Some data on sex and handedness in relation to academic predictors and success in the architecture program were reexamined. The new variable was the manner, “visually” or “cognitively,” of executing a simple line drawing. As expected, there were significant differences between persons using these different modes, differences which helped clarify the previous data. Implications for theories of lateralization, handedness, and modes of thinking are discussed.
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