A new means of measuring index/ring finger (2D:4D) ratio and its association with gender and handpreference

Relative finger length can predict a person’s gender or their hand preference. We measured finger length using a new ‘‘tubes’’ test, which required participants to slide a clear plastic tube over their fingers and read the length from an attached mm scale. Data collected from 600 students demonstrat...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Nicholls, M., Orr, C., Yates, M., Loftus, Andrea
Format: Journal Article
Published: Routledge 2008
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/22961