Handedness as a determinant of left-right placement in human figure drawings

Assessed the effects of handedness and eye-dominance on the right-left placement of human figure drawings. Previous studies had reported that right-left placement varied as a function of personality. However, the present findings indicate no significant relationship between the two personality variables in the Thorndike Dimension of Temperament Scale and drawing placement. However, left-right placement did vary significantly as a function of handedness but not eye-dominance. Although all subjects tended to place their drawings left-of-center, right-handed subjects were significantly more extreme in their placement than were left-handed subjects.