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Asymmetry of finger temperature and early behavior
Author(s) -
Kagan Jerome,
Arcus Doreen,
Snidman Nancy,
Peterson Eric,
Steinberg Donna,
RimmKaufman Sara
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
developmental psychobiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.055
H-Index - 93
eISSN - 1098-2302
pISSN - 0012-1630
DOI - 10.1002/dev.420280806
Subject(s) - forehead , psychology , ring finger , asymmetry , index finger , little finger , audiology , anatomy , medicine , physics , chemistry , biochemistry , quantum mechanics , gene
Measures of the temperature of the fingertips of eighty‐three 4‐year‐old children revealed an unexpected asymmetry in which the index finger of the left hand but the ring finger of the right hand were the coolest digits. In addition, a subset of 20 children who had the coolest right compared with the left ring finger were more fearful to unfamiliar events and also had a cooler right than left forehead at 21 months of age. © 1995 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.