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ERIC Number: EJ697653
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2005-Aug
Pages: 11
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A New Method of Administering the Grooved Pegboard Test: Performance as a Function of Handedness and Sex
Bryden, P.J.; Roy, E.A.
Brain and Cognition, v58 n3 p258-268 Aug 2005
The purpose of the present study was twofold: first to examine the influences of sex and handedness on manual performance on the Grooved Pegboard Test; and secondly to provide normative data for two versions (Place and Remove tasks) of the Grooved Pegboard Test, as previous work (Bryden & Roy, 1999) had suggested that the Remove task of the Grooved pegboard may provide a purer measure of motor speed of the two hands than the standard administration of the Grooved Pegboard Test. One hundred and fifty-three (47 males and 106 females) participants completed the Grooved Pegboard Test. Individuals performed the standard version of the Grooved Pegboard Test (Place task) and a novel version of the test (Remove task). In the standard version, participants were timed on their speed for placing the pegs, while in the novel version they were timed on their speed for removing the pegs. Results confirmed previously noted hand and sex differences in the Place task of the Grooved Pegboard Test, as well as the lack of effect of handedness on performance (Bornstein, 1985; Ruff & Parker, 1993; Schmidt, Oliveira, Rocha, & Abreu-Villaca, 2000). Significant performance differences between the hands were also noted for the Remove task. Findings also indicated that the Remove task was sensitive to sex and handedness effects.
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