Comparison of the MMPI profiles of the right-handed (874 or 87%), left-handed (107 or 11%), and the ambidextrous (27 or 2%) subgroups within a sample of 1008 nuclear submariners showed no differences whatsoever (10% level). Moreover, the distributions for educational achievement level and verbal aptitude test scores were identical for the 3 groups.
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