Good condition. Very Good dust jacket. Gifter's inscription on inside.

Good condition. Very Good dust jacket. Gifter's inscription on inside.

x, 308 pgs.

x, 308 pgs.

Good condition. Very Good dust jacket. Gifters inscription on inside.

Good condition. Very Good dust jacket. Gifters inscription on inside.

308 pages. Hardcover, no dustjacket. Good condition. Library discard. Cover

308 pages. Hardcover, no dustjacket. Good condition. Library discard. Cover has slight chips and scratches. SCIENCE. This book focuses on all that distinguishes right and left-handers. The book examines the differences between left and right handers in terms of intelligence, personality, creativity, and a number of other domains. (Key Words: Science, Left-handed, Stanley Coren, Right-Handed, Brain, Psychology, Personality, Stereotypes, Beliefs, Gender, Genetics, Workplace ).

New York. 1992. Free Press. 2nd Printing. Very Good In Dustjacket. ISBN:

New York. 1992. Free Press. 2nd Printing. Very Good In Dustjacket. ISBN: 0029066824. 375 pages. hardcover. FROM THE PUBLISHER-If you are among the 10 percent of people who happen to be left-handed, you've had to endure such derisive terms as 'gauche' and 'a left-handed compliment. ' At school you may have been forced to write with your right hand. And in another century your proclivity might have gotten you accused of witchcraft. Any left-handed person, or the spouse, parent, or friend of one, will be captivated by this essential and eye-opening book. With bracing wit and a flawless command of current research, psychologist Stanley Coren answers such questions as: Is left-handedness acquired genetically or socially? Are southpaws more creative than their right-handed fellows? Why do left-handers seem to die younger than right-handers? What can left-handers do to counteract the perils and prejudices that confront them in a world that leans to the right? With bracing wit, Coren uses current research to answer questions about left-handedness. Is it acquired genetically or socially? Are southpaws more creative? Why do they seem to die younger than right-handers? Coren also includes tips on how to make a left-hander's life easier. Though best known to the public for his series of best-selling books on dogs, Stanley Coren is also well respected scientist and Professor of Psychology at the University of British Columbia. He did his undergraduate work at the University of Pennsylvania and completed his doctorate Psychology at Stanford. In the scientific area he has has published many research related books, a widely used textbook on sensation and perception, and over 300 research reports in professional journals. Stanley Coren was born in 1942 in Philiadelphia. He has an undergraduate degree in Psychology from the University of Pennsylvania and his doctorate in Psychology is from Stanford University. After teaching at the Graduate Faculty of the New School for Social Research, in New York City, he moved to the University of British Columbia, which is located in the city of Vancouver in Canada. He is currently a Professor in the Department of Psychology, and is also the Director of the Human Neuropsychology and Perception Laboratory there. His research has covered many areas of in psychology, including human vision and hearing, neuropsychology, brain, laterality, handedness, birth stress, sleep, behavior genetics and cognitive processing. He is a prolific researcher and has published over 300 items, including research reports in well respected scientific journals including: Science, Nature, The New England Journal of Medicine, American Journal of Public Health, British Journal of Medicine, Psychological Review and others. He has also published 14 books and monographs for professionals and students. One of these books is the textbook 'Sensation and Perception' which is into its fifth edition and has consistently been the most used college text in North American courses on sensory and perceptual processes. Coren has won a number of awards for his research, and the quality of his contribution to science has been recognized by a number of major scientific organizations, including the American Psychological Association, the American Psychological Society, the Canadian Psychological Association, the American Association of Applied and Preventative Psychology, and others, which have conferred upon him the title of Fellow. In addition his ability to communicate with people has been recognized by his winning of the Robert E. Knox Master Teacher Award and by his service on the American Psychological Association's, Public Information Committee. In addition to being a psychologist and researcher, Coren's life is filled with dog-related activities. He currently lives with an old Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, named Banshee, a Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever, named Dancer, a young Beagle named Darby and an orange cat...