Hand Preference and Creativity of Papua University Student
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10.29303/jppipa.v8i1.914Published:
2022-01-16Issue:
Vol. 8 No. 1 (2022): JanuaryKeywords:
Left handed, creativity, Papua University, studentResearch Articles
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Human has a preference to use their hands for various manual activities. Left-handed preference is people who tend to use their left hand to perform various manual activities, while right-handed people tend to use right-handed. Any researches show that the left-handed preference for more creativity was influenced by the dominant use of the right brain and bigger corpus callosum. The research aims to determine the percentage of left-handed preference and their creativity in Universitas Papua, Manokwari Papua Barat. The method used in this research is the descriptive method. Data collection used a questionnaire to evaluate individual hand preference using Handedness Questionnaire and to determine individual creativity using Adjective Check List. The percentage of left-handed people in UNIPA were 9.3% or lower than right-handed and higher than ambidextrous. Our study supports the statement about selection in handedness in the traditional society which showed a higher percentage of left-hander as advantages related to using hand intensively. The percentage of left-handed males and females was almost equal and strongly left-handed was higher in females. The percentage of creative people was higher in left-handed, especially in malesReferences
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Author Biographies
Vionita Putri, Papua University
Elda Irma Jeanne Joice Kawulur, Papua University
Sabarita Sinuraya, papua university
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